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Oshlack v Richmond River Council

(1998) 193 CLR 72
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year1998
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A court may depart from the usual costs-follow-the-event rule where a litigant acts in the public interest without private gain.

Key Principle

costs discretion; public interest exception to the general rule that costs follow the event

Area of Law

Procedure and Costs

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