Tate v Duncan-Strelec [2015] NSWSC 196

Tate v Duncan-Strelec [2015] NSWSC 196

The just and equitable outcome, given the complexity of the proceedings and mixed success across the charges, is that each party pay their own costs.

Parties
Plaintiff: Thomas Richard Tate; Defendant: Amanda Duncan-Strelec
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
10 March 2015
Procedural Posture
Costs Application / Post Judgment
Outcome
Each party to pay their own costs.
Legal Topics
Costs, Indemnity Costs, Contempt Proceedings
Civil Procedure Costs Indemnity Costs Contempt Proceedings

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Parties

Thomas Richard Tate

Plaintiff

Amanda Duncan-Strelec

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Costs Application / Post Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether costs should follow the event
  2. 2 Whether indemnity costs are appropriate in contempt proceedings
  3. 3 Identification of success for the purpose of costs

Ratio Decidendi

The just and equitable outcome, given the complexity of the proceedings and mixed success across the charges, is that each party pay their own costs.

Court Disposition

Each party to pay their own costs.

Orders

  • Each party pay their own costs.