Author Description

Examination of the discretion to order security for costs from its origin to current practice in Australia, New Zealand and England. Provides a practical reference for legal practitioners to assist them when dealing with security for costs applications. Makes extensive reference to unreported judgments in Australia and New Zealand. Includes a table of cases, table of statutory rules and practice directions, a bibliography and an index. The author is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and lectures in law at the Queensland University of Technology.