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.srebmahccontact the Associate 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 |
6 December 2022 - New Matters for Taxation
The Costs Court Taxation Directions Hearing will be conducted on 6 December 2022 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 2022 04255 | Longboat Holdings Group2 Pty Ltd | Madgwicks Lawyers |
| 2. | S ECI 2022 04257 | Maria Tsagarakis | Sarah Tsagarakis |
| 3. | S ECI 2022 04449 | Maurice Blackburn Lawyers | Melissa Scalia |
| 4. | S ECI 2022 04453 | Tao Jiang trading as Tao Jiang Lawyers | Lin Sheng |
| 5. | S ECI 2022 04472 | Colin Biggers & Paisley Pty Ltd t/as Colin Biggers & Paisley Lawyers(ABN 28 166 080 682) | Gregory Ronald Anderson and Brett Roderick Anderson |
| 6. | S ECI 2022 04651 | Boris Kogan and others | Mark Madafferi (ABN 25 196 502 023) t/as C W Legal (A Firm) and Mark Madafferi and Estate of Cosimo Chiodo (deceased)(ABN 59 268 160 062) t/as Chiodo Madafferi Solicitors (A Firm) |
| 7 | S ECI 2022 04681 | Owners Corporation Plan No. PS340134F | Pamela Warburton |
| 8. | S ECI 2022 04685 | Paul Paisley | Victoria Police |
| 9. | S ECI 2022 04751 | Frank Palazzo | Coote Family Lawyers Pty Ltd(ACN 612 927 269) |
| 10. | S ECI 2022 04809 | Home Legal Pty Ltd (ACN 154 072 625) | Kim Warwick Buckland (in his capacity as Trustee and Executor of the Estate of William Meader Buckland, deceased) |
| 11. | S ECI 2022 04642 | Russell Kennedy Lawyers | Angelina Josephine Papalia |
| 12. | S ECI 2022 04621 | Miceal Ambrose Lawyers | James Elliott Linn and Stuart Richard Linn |
6 December 2022 - Adjournments, Mentions and other Matters
| No. | File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | S ECI 2022 04174 | Featherbys Pty Ltd | Graeme John Linn |