Hearings are subject to change, so please check the Daily Hearing List.
The Court does not usually authenticate orders made at a directions hearing. Parties requiring an authenticated order should punzoref.pbavqv@fhcpbheg.ivp.tbi.nhua.vog.civ.truocpus@idinoc.srebmahc to Judicial Registrar Conidi by email after the directions hearing to request an authenticated order.
Please note: From 4 February 2025, all Costs Court Directions Hearings before Judicial Registrar Conidi will be conducted in-person at the William Cooper Justice Centre. Please refer to Practice Note SC GEN 11 Costs Court (Third Revision) for further information.
Fees
A fee is payable for filing a Summons for Taxation unless you have a fee waiver. Additional fees are payable if you seek to file an application for leave to file a Summons for Taxation out of time.
Directions Hearing Dates in 2026
| Directions hearing date | Summons cut-off date |
|---|---|
| 3 February 2026 | 20 January 2026 |
| 3 March 2026 | 17 February 2026 |
| *8 April 2026 | 24 March 2026 |
| 5 May 2026 | 21 April 2026 |
| 2 June 2026 | 19 May 2026 |
| 7 July 2026 | 23 June 2026 |
| 4 August 2026 | 21 July 2026 |
| 1 September 2026 | 18 August 2026 |
| 6 October 2026 | 22 September 2026 |
| *4 November 2026 | 20 October 2026 |
| 1 December 2026 | 17 November 2026 |
*Wednesday after the Easter public holidays
*Wednesday after the Melbourne Cup public holiday
2 June 2026
The Costs Court Taxation Directions Hearing is on Tuesday 2 June 2026 before Judicial Registrar Conidi in person at the William Cooper Justice Centre.
Part A: New matters for taxation
| No. | File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | S ECI 2026 02514 | Abraham, Kate & ors | Von Risefer, Aristotelis |
| 2. | S ECI 2026 02697 | David Free Trading as LFS Legal | Owners Corporation 1 Plan No PS503511V |
| 3. | S ECI 2026 02708 | Aitken Partners Pty Ltd (ACN 650 615 651) | Anderson, Demitra & ors |
| 4. | S ECI 2026 02715 | Brigalow Nominees Proprietary Limited (t/as Novotel Geelong) (ACN 004 9631 668) | Strategic Conferences Pty Ltd (t/as The Conference Partners) (ACN 613 578 608) |
| 5. | S ECI 2026 02726 | Karakostov, Kirche | Rizkallah Partners |
| 6. | S ECI 2026 02735 | HWLE Lawyers (a firm) | 461 Hampton Street Investments Pty Ltd |
| 7. | S ECI 2026 02987 | Maruti, Pandurang & ors | Stonaa Pty Ltd (ACN 626 847 809) t/a Stonaa |
| 8. | S ECI 2026 03077 | Curtis, Sarah Jeanne | Serein Famil Law Pty Ltd |
| 9. | S ECI 2026 03151 | Peter Damnjanovic (as executor of the estate of Svetozar Stanojevic, deceased) | Stanojevic, Natalija & ors |
| 10. | S ECI 2026 02422 | Ines Kallweit (in her capacity as court appointed administrator of the estate of Bruce Desmond Andrews, deceased, pursuant to orders made by the honourable Justice Moore on 19 July 2019) | James William Robinson (sued in their capacity as Executor and Trustee of the Will and Estate of Bruce Desmond Andrews, deceased and in their personal capacity) & ors |
Part B: Adjournments, mentions and other matters
| No. | File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | S ECI 2025 06142 | Mohan Yildiz & Associates | Ulu, Emek Hincal |
| 12. | S ECI 2025 07688 | Castra Legal Costing Pty Ltd | Buisson, Philip |
| 13. | S ECI 2026 00297 | Dalas, Christine | White, Gary Thornton |
| 14. | S ECI 2026 00625 | Montero, Rachael & ors | Renshaw Homes Pty Ltd |
| 15. | S ECI 2026 00718 | Varghese, Shejo | Balot Reilly Criminal Lawyers Pty Ltd (ABN 90 624 600 442) |
| 16. | S ECI 2026 01196 | James, Gary | Lennon, Patrick |
| 17. | S ECI 2026 01880 | Li Mei Lin (a pseudonym) | A Abrahams & Others t/as Lander & Rogers (ABN 58 207 240 529) |
| 18. | S ECI 2026 02087 | Yan, Zhaojie | Pentana Stanton Lawyers Pty Ltd (ACN 167 983 075) trading as Pentana Stanton Lawyers |
| 19. | S ECI 2023 01543 at 2.15pm |
Gill, Chashampal Singh | Timothy Kaine trading as Kainelaw Australian Lawyers (ABN 54 846 251 062) |