Australia, Aug. 2 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 2:
1. These are proceedings for costs brought by the Health Care Complaints Commission ("the Commission") against Dr Jesse Robert Thurlow ("the Practitioner"). The Practitioner opposes the orders sought by the Commission and seeks different orders.
2. At Trial the Respondent requested that the issue of costs be dealt with at the conclusion of the proceedings when the Tribunal's verdict became known. As a consequence both the Commission and the Practitioner have caused submissions to be filed directed to that issue.
3. However, before turning to deal with those submissions it should be noted that the submissions from Counsel for ...