Wily, Hugh Jenner v Fitz-Gibbon, Peter Gerald & Anor (No. 3) [1998] FCA 569

Wily, Hugh Jenner v Fitz-Gibbon, Peter Gerald & Anor (No. 3) [1998] FCA 569

Having apportioned the relative significance and time spent on the issues of the watch, the figurine and the paintings, the Court ordered the first respondent to pay two-thirds of the applicant's costs.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
15 May 1998
Procedural Posture
Costs Determination / Ex Tempore Reasons for Judgment and Order
Outcome
The first respondent was ordered to pay two-thirds of the applicant's costs.
Legal Topics
['costs' 'apportionment of Costs']
['civil Procedure'] ['costs' 'apportionment of Costs']

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Procedural Posture

Costs Determination / Ex Tempore Reasons for Judgment and Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the first respondent should pay a proportion of the applicant's costs in proceedings to which Mrs Fitz-Gibbon was not a party."]

Ratio Decidendi

Having apportioned the relative significance and time spent on the issues of the watch, the figurine and the paintings, the Court ordered the first respondent to pay two-thirds of the applicant's costs.

Court Disposition

The first respondent was ordered to pay two-thirds of the applicant's costs.

Orders

  • ['The first respondent pay two-thirds of the costs of the applicant.']