By Bonnie McMahon a Solicitor of Matthews Folbigg, in our Insolvency, Restructuring and Debt Recovery Group
On 25 October 2016 the Federal Court of Australia (“the Court”) released a new practice note relating to costs, entitled the “Costs Practice Note” (“the Practice Note”). It is important for all insolvency and legal practitioners to be aware of this Practice Note, as it will be the main guide for Federal Court judges and registrars when they are considering costs related issues.
The Practice Note makes two things very clear: [...]