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 |
1 April 2025 - New Matters for Taxation
The Costs Court Taxation Directions Hearing is on Tuesday 1 April 2025. Before Judicial Registrar Conidi in-person at the William Cooper Justice Centre.
| No. | File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | S ECI 2024 06712 | Ektoras (Hector) Ktori | Kennedy Partners Lawyers Pty Ltd (trading as Kennedy Partners Lawyers) |
| 2. | S ECI 2025 01028 | National Titles Co Pty Ltd (ACN 007 381 599) & ors | John Selak |
| 3. | S ECI 2025 01056 | John Dellios & Associates (ACN 067 722 169) | Zvonko Dean |
| 4. | S ECI 2025 01155 | Maurice Blackburn Lawyers | Collette Cochrane |
| 5. | S ECI 2025 01294 | Sather Legal Pty Ltd trading as Morgan Couzens Legal | Sylvia Ida Stadelmann |
| 6. | 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) |
| 7. | S ECI 2025 01412 | Meghan Theresa Newcombe | Vanessa Matthews Family Law Pty Ltd (ACN 128 433 250) |
| 8. | S ECI 2025 01426 | Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Australia (ACN 074 134 517) trading as Mercedes-Benz Financial | Bondi Blades Pty Ltd (ACN 651 839 299) |
Part B: Adjournments, mentions and other matters
| No. | File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| No.9 | S ECI 2024 05257 | Garland Hawthorn Brahe Lawyers (a firm) | Daniel Shaun Ward (as the Executor of the Will and Estate of Richard Francis Ward) |
| No.10 | S ECI 2024 06004 | Department of Education | Manu Chopra |
| No.11 | S ECI 2024 06568 | William Roberts Pty Ltd (ACN 115 089 864) | Blake Cookson |
| No.12 | S ECI 2025 00252 | Zenith Vinyl Pty Ltd (ACN 143 800 999) | Timothy Kaine (trading as Kaine Law) |
| No.13 | S ECI 2025 00724 | Amreesh Saxena | Manjot Singh & ors |
| No.14 | S ECI 2025 00804 | Kate Abraham (in her capacity as Executor of the Estate of Attallah Abraham) & ors | Aristotelis Von Risefer |
| No.15 | S ECI 2024 07080 | Australian Xinyangfeng Fertilizer Pty Ltd | Andrew Robert James Freshwater & ors |