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 |
6 May 2025 - New Matters for Taxation
The Costs Court Taxation Directions Hearing is on Tuesday 6 May 2025. Before Judicial Registrar Conidi in-person at the William Cooper Justice Centre.
| No. | File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | S ECI 2025 01253 | Sandra Elizabeth Clay | Held Lawyers |
| 2. | S ECI 2025 01684 | John Albert Pryoy (by Litigation Guardian, Catherine Pryor) | John Robert Pryor |
| 3. | S ECI 2025 01777 | Mark John Bellamy (t/as Bellamy Mediators and Legal Cost Lawyers) (ABN 52 544 238 588) | Eureka Services Pty Ltd (ACN 165 789 533) |
| 4. | S ECI 2025 01781 | Swiftly Legal | Prisca Kot |
| 5. | S ECI 2025 01936 | Alexander Kerr Mathews (in the Will called Alexander Kerr Matthews) | Bishoy Hanna |
| 6. | S ECI 2025 02072 | Alan Wesley Rose | Piotr Maciej Cwalina |
| 7. | S ECI 2025 02098 | Nick Capozza (as executor and trusteeof the will and estate of Luciano Capozza, deceased) & ors | George Capozza |
| 8. | S ECI 2025 02165 | Isabelle Gonzalez | Brendan Rothschild Legal Group Pty Ltd (ABN 48 627 872 388) |
Part B: Adjournments, mentions and other matters
| No. | File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| No.9 | S ECI 2024 04659 | Jodie Lee Brown & ors | Warlows Pty Ltd t/as Warlows Legal (ACN 618 983 690) |
| No.10 | S ECI 2025 01056 | John Dellios & Associates (ACN 067 722 169) | Zvonko Dean |
| No.11 | S ECI 2024 07080 | Australian Xinyangfeng Fertilizer Pty Ltd | Andrew Robert James Freshwater & ors |
| No.12 | S ECI 2025 01314 | Morgan Joh Kelly and Martie Maree Tziotis in their capacity as joint and several special purpose liquidators of the Second to Twenty First Applicants & ors | Hall & Wilcox (ABN 58 041 376 985) |