Joe Rainer

Most readers of this publication will be familiar with the expressions of horror over costs in financial remedy proceedings from the High Court bench in recent years, culminating in a few memorable adjectives (‘nihilistic’,[[1]] ‘apocalyptic’[[2]]). In Xanthopoulos, Mostyn J described ‘exploding with indignation’ at the rate and scale

Introduction For most people earned income means periodic salary payments, received net of tax, from an employer. However, for a comparatively small cohort of people, earned ‘income’ can look a lot more complicated and uncertain. It might take on a different form to that of a simple cash payment. It