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: Temporary changes to the conduct of Costs Court Directions Hearings before Judicial Registrar Conidi are in place. The same practice will continue to apply for future Directions until the Costs Court can return to hearings being listed in the courtroom.
Read the temporary changes on the Lawyer-Client Costs Disputes page.
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 2023
| Directions hearing date | Summons cut-off date |
|---|---|
| 7 February 2023 | 24 January 2023 |
| 7 March 2023 | 21 February 2023 |
| 4 April 2023 | 21 March 2023 |
| 2 May 2023 | 18 April 2023 |
| 6 June 2023 | 23 May 2023 |
| 4 July 2023 | 20 June 2023 |
| 1 August 2023 | 18 July 2023 |
| 5 September 2023 | 22 August 2023 |
| 3 October 2023 | 19 September 2023 |
| 8 November 2023 | 24 October 2023 |
| 5 December 2023 | 21 November 2023 |
5 September 2023 - New Matters for Taxation
The Costs Court Taxation Directions Hearing will be conducted on Tuesday 5 September 2023 before Judicial Registrar Conidi via Zoom. For the foreseeable future all Directions Hearings will be conducted using Zoom until the Costs Court can return Court listed hearings.
| No. | File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | S ECI 2023 03240 | Koorool Constructions Pty Ltd (ACN 004 453 570) | Oldham Construction Lawyers Pty Ltd |
| 2. | S ECI 2023 03339 | Giovanna (Jenny) Mulholland OAM and David John Robert Mulholland | Craig Anthony Cuffe Langdon |
| 3. | S ECI 2023 03494 | Jack Cyngler trading as CKL Lawyers (ABN 91 711 507 155) | George Georgiev (as the Executor of the Will of Lidia Georgiev, deceased) |
| 4. | S ECI 2023 03505 | Hicks Oakley Chessell Wiliams Pty Ltd | Lachlan Vallance (who is sued as Administrator of the Estate of Uwe Ross, deceased) |
| 5. | S ECI 2023 03554 | Kim Maree McDonald | Wightons Lawyers Pty Ltd t/as Wightons Lawyers (ACN 007 191 086) |
| 6. | S ECI 2023 03562 | Peter Collopy | Dimitra Panagopoulos |
Late entries
| No. | File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. |
Part B: Adjournments, mentions and other matters
| No. | File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | S ECI 2021 03858 | Integrated Construction Services Pty Ltd | Thea Harrison |
| 8. | S ECI 2023 00390 | Mark McDonald | Terence F Grundy t/as T F Grundy Lawyers & Ors |
| 9. | S ECI 2023 02251 | Comptroller-General of Customs | Ilat Rasimi |
| 10. | S ECI 2023 02344 | Danbol Pty Ltd (ACN 147 432 399) | The Trustee for the Davis Advisory Trust t/a Davis Advisory (ABN 18 334 756 457) |
| 11 | S ECI 2023 02784 | Melbourne Family Lawyers | Jennifer Elaine Grant (a pseudonym) |
| 12 | S ECI 2023 03080 | Madgwicks (A Firm) (ABN 82 199 611 971) | Parviz Fazli and Susan Qadiry |