Poetic justice has been served on Cindy Prior.....Instead of profiting $250,000 she now finds her self $200,000 out of pocket.
Will she try that stunt again?....Not very likely......18c has to be either scrapped or amended.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/qld/a/33472688/admin-assistant-to-pay-costs-for-18c-case/#page1
Queensland University of Technology administrative assistant Cindy Prior, who unsuccessfully tried to sue three students under 18c of the Racial Discrimination Act, has been ordered to pay costs of about $200,000.
Federal Court judge Michael Jarrett on Friday in Brisbane made the order against Ms Prior while dismissing costs against her lawyer Susan Moriarty who was in turn awarded costs for having to defend herself.
Costs of about $100,000 were awarded in total to Tony Morris QC, who defended Calum Thwaites and Jackson Powell, while the compensation to Alex Wood's barrister Michael Henry is believed to be about $100,000.
Judge Jarrett awarded standard costs against Ms Prior for Mr Morris but standard costs and indemnity costs against Ms Prior for Mr Henry after she failed to accept an apology from Mr Wood in March this year.
"I am of the view that the refusal of the offer was imprudent," Judge Jarrett said.
Judge Jarrett threw out Ms Prior's $250,000 lawsuit in November after he found she did not have reasonable prospects of successfully bringing a racial hatred case against the trio.
Will she try that stunt again?....Not very likely......18c has to be either scrapped or amended.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/qld/a/33472688/admin-assistant-to-pay-costs-for-18c-case/#page1
Queensland University of Technology administrative assistant Cindy Prior, who unsuccessfully tried to sue three students under 18c of the Racial Discrimination Act, has been ordered to pay costs of about $200,000.
Federal Court judge Michael Jarrett on Friday in Brisbane made the order against Ms Prior while dismissing costs against her lawyer Susan Moriarty who was in turn awarded costs for having to defend herself.
Costs of about $100,000 were awarded in total to Tony Morris QC, who defended Calum Thwaites and Jackson Powell, while the compensation to Alex Wood's barrister Michael Henry is believed to be about $100,000.
Judge Jarrett awarded standard costs against Ms Prior for Mr Morris but standard costs and indemnity costs against Ms Prior for Mr Henry after she failed to accept an apology from Mr Wood in March this year.
"I am of the view that the refusal of the offer was imprudent," Judge Jarrett said.
Judge Jarrett threw out Ms Prior's $250,000 lawsuit in November after he found she did not have reasonable prospects of successfully bringing a racial hatred case against the trio.