Notice to the Profession on Costs Court Taxation Directions Hearing on 5 May 2026, commencing at 10.00am in-person.
Dear Practitioners and Parties,
The Costs Court Taxation Directions Hearing will be heard on 5 May 2026 at 10.00am before Judicial Registrar Conidi at the William Cooper Justice Centre, 223 William St, Melbourne VIC 3000.
All parties will be required to attend the Costs Court Directions Hearings in person unless otherwise ordered.
If a party seeks to appear via the Zoom platform, they must make an application to do so by sending an email to the Costs Court no later than 4.00pm on the Thursday prior to the Directions Hearing, stating their reasons in support of the application. Circumstances that may be taken into account include the party’s health or other special needs, mobility, and geographical location.
Consent orders:
Parties are expected to confer with each other for the purpose of reaching an agreement and provide consent minutes dealing with the upcoming hearing.
Consent orders must be received in signed PDF and Word format on or before 4.00pm on Friday before the Directions Hearing.
If parties consent to the listing of a matter for mediation, the date of the mediation in the proposed orders must be within 6 weeks of the Directions Hearing. In the absence of written reasons for departing from this time frame, the parties will be required to attend the Directions Hearing.
Directions Hearings:
Unless otherwise advised, parties are to appear at the Directions Hearing at the time endorsed on the summons for taxation. By 4.00pm on the Friday before the Directions Hearing, the parties must inform the Costs Court of the name of the individual appearing, their email address, and the contact phone number.
Correspondence with the Costs Court
In the first instance, all correspondence with the Costs Court in relation to all Costs Court Directions Hearing matters must be directed to pbfgf.pbheg@fhcpbheg.ivp.tbi.nhua.vog.civ.truocpus@truoc.stsoc and punzoref.pbavqv@fhcpbheg.ivp.tbi.nhua.vog.civ.truocpus@idinoc.srebmahc .
Please inform any other interested parties.
This document has been approved by Judicial Registrar Conidi.
Regards,
Magdalene Kajtar
Associate to Judicial Registrar Conidi