Following a family law trial with divided success on parenting and financial issues, both parties sought costs.
The applicant sought $250,000, while the respondent argued for no costs or $50,000 in the alternative.
The court reviewed the principles of costs in family law, including the impact of divided success, reasonable behaviour, and offers to settle.
Finding that neither party enjoyed a monopoly on success, neither beat their offers, and neither had a monopoly on reasonable conduct, the court ordered that no costs be payable by either party.
