On 5 October 2007 Kostakidis lodged a statement of claim in the Federal Court of Australia, alleging a breach of contract and contravention of the "Trade Practices Act 1975" on the part of SBS, citing alleged bullying by fellow presenter Stan Grant. She secured the services of a prominent Melbourne lawyer, Julian Burnside, and was expected to argue that her contract stated she would be the primary presenter of the programme, and that she would be able to exercise some editorial control.