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 2025
| Directions hearing date | Summons cut-off date |
|---|---|
| 4 February 2025 | 21 January 2025 |
| 4 March 2025 | 18 February 2025 |
| 1 April 2025 | 18 March 2025 |
| 6 May 2025 | 22 April 2025 |
| 3 June 2025 | 20 May 2025 |
| 1 July 2025 | 17 June 2025 |
| 5 August 2025 | 22 July 2025 |
| 2 September 2025 | 19 August 2025 |
| 7 October 2025 | 23 September 2025 |
| 5 November 2025 | 22 October 2025 |
| 2 December 2025 | 18 November 2025 |
5 August 2025 - New Matters for Taxation
The Costs Court Taxation Directions Hearing is on Tuesday 5 August 2025. Before Costs Registrar Walton in-person at the William Cooper Justice Centre.
| No. | File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | S ECI 2025 02735 | Silove Investments Pty Ltd (ACN 136 684 178) trading as MBCM Strata Specialists Frankston | Marcia Ann McNamara |
| 2. | S ECI 2025 03455 | Ruth Stanislaus O'Halloran | John Coffey Lawrence |
| 3. | S ECI 2025 03747 | Ruth Stanislaus O'Halloran | Michael Thomas Anthony Coffey |
| 4. | S ECI 2025 03462 | Christine Burden (as Executrix of the Will and Trustee of the Estate of Maureen Brown, deceased) & ors | David John Maher & ors |
| 5. | S ECI 2025 03518 | Richard Trygve Rohrt (in his capacity as liquidator of ACN 091 518 302 Pty Ltd (in liquidation)) (ACN 091 518 302) | David Djordjevich |
| 6. | S ECI 2025 03532 | MU Meeting Point Pty Ltd (ACN 626 004 288) | Lighthouse Corporation (Capital) Pty Ltd (ACN 123 511 624) |
| 7. | S ECI 2025 03536 | Sheetal Nadan | Rose Legal Barristers & Solicitors Pty Ltd trading as Rose Legal Barristers & Solicitors (ABN 97 628 841 789) |
| 8. | S ECI 2025 03573 | Tobias O'Hehir | Eventus Lawyers Pty Ltd (ABN 88 167 146 965) trading as SLF Lawyers |
| 9. | SS ECI 2025 03607 | Jamie Priestley | Frank O'Meara |
| 10. | S ECI 2025 03698 | DSA Law (Vic) Pty Ltd (ACN 663 730 121) trading as DSA Law - Lawyers & Consultants (A Firm) | Joe Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 111 597 525) & ors |
| 11. | S ECI 2025 03817 | Antonio Luna & ors | DSA Law (VIC) Pty Ltd (ACN 663 730 121) |
| 12. | S ECI 2025 04094 | Daniel Harrison | Grimshaw Legal |
| 13 | S ECI 2025 04099 | Neng Zhang | Hiways Australia Pty Ltd trading as Hiways Lawyers |
| 14 | S ECI 2025 04102 | Misko Vujnovic trading as Kelly & Chapman | Zorica Vrzic |
Part B: Adjournments, mentions and other matters
| No. | File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| No.15 | S ECI 2025 02098 | Nick Capozza (as executor and trustee of the will and estate of Luciano Capozza, deceased) & ors | George Capozza |
| No.16 | S ECI 2025 02399 | Stephanie Patricia Caldow (in her capacity as Executor of the Estate of Angelina Helena Berdina Caldow) & ors | Bernice Helen Filgate |
| No. 17 | S ECI 2025 03244 | Michael Cappelleri & ors | Access Law |
| No. 18 | S ECI 2025 03394 | F & J Investment Assets Pty Ltd (ACN 621 866 180) & ors | MGA Lawyers Pty Ltd trading as MGA Lawyers (ACN 145 518 770) |
| No. 19 | S ECI 2024 01858 | Khuraman Armstrong | Yulia Assatryan & ors |
| No. 20 | S ECI 2025 01314 | Morgan John Kelly and Martie Maree Tziotis in their capacities as joint and several special purpose liquidators of the Second to Twenty-First Applicants & ors |
Hall & Wilcox (ABN 58 041 376 985) |