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Have Costs become the Weapon of Choice for the Courts?

Costs have become a major issue in family law proceedings with the Family Law Rules adding a further layer of regulation on top of the various state and territory Legal Profession Act requirements. In this program, Stephen Page, from Page Provan in Brisbane, looks at the legislati
PRESENTED BY Stephen Page Director & Accredited Family Law Specialist - Page Provan , Brisbane

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Costs have become a major issue in family law proceedings with the Family Law Rules adding a further layer of regulation on top of the various state and territory Legal Profession Act requirements. In this program, Stephen Page, from Page Provan in Brisbane, looks at the legislation and rules affecting legal practitioners costs in family law proceedings, including: the basis of a family lawyer’s right to recover costs in the Federal Circuit and Family Court; the costs rules in the state and territory legislation; how costs are regulated under the current Family Law Rules; the approach of the Rules, and the Court, to making cost orders, including orders against solicitors; and the practical effect of this regulatory regime.

21 minutes / 0.3 CPD units

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Stephen Page
Director & Accredited Family Law Specialist, Page Provan Brisbane, Qld

Stephen is a director of Page Provan, family and fertility lawyers in Brisbane. He was admitted in 1987 and has been an accredited family law specialist since 1996. Stephen was an independent children’s lawyer between 2007 and 2023.

Stephen is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys. He is an international representative on the ART Committee of the American Bar Association. He is the Secretary of the Fertility Society of Australia and New Zealand.

For many years, Stephen served on the committees of domestic violence organisations, including co-founding a domestic violence service.

Stephen has presented at many conferences throughout Australia and internationally. He is the author of many articles, two chapters and two books: When Not If: Surrogacy for Australians (2022) and International Assisted Reproductive Technology (2024).

Among other awards, Stephen has received the inaugural Pride in Law Award (2020) and the Queensland Law Society President's Medal (2023).

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0.35 CPD Hours

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