The plaintiffs in the case sought orders that Norman compensate the subsidiary and Salthouse Marine so all creditors could be paid and sought damages of $1.08 million from the naval architect.
Norman, after being served with the action, sought and got the High Court's permission to issue a notice against Julie Salthouse on the basis that if he was found liable, she would have to contribute.
However, Justice Mark Woolford found that Norman had not breached any of his duties and that the claim against him was not proven.
About 10 months later - in October last year - Delegat's trust made a bid to have to the proceedings reheard but this was dismissed.
In June this year, Julie Salthouse applied for legal costs. The plaintiffs accepted that costs should be awarded, however, they disputed the amount.
Salthouse submitted that costs of $36,341 should be awarded to her for the main 2012 action but the plaintiffs submitted that she had unnecessarily contributed to the expense of the proceedings by changing her position shortly before the trial.
Justice Woolford said the costs requested by Salthouse were reasonable in the circumstances.
He also awarded Salthouse close to $16,500 in costs for the 2013 rehearing application, the amount of which was not disputed.
