Calokerinos, Executor of the Estate of the late George Sclavos v Yesilhat; Yesilhat v Calokerinos, Executor of the Estate of the late George Sclavos (No. 5) [2021] NSWSC 1586

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Calokerinos, Executor of the Estate of the late George Sclavos v Yesilhat; Yesilhat v Calokerinos, Executor of the Estate of the late George Sclavos (No. 5) [2021] NSWSC 1586 Hearing dates: 7 December 2021 Date of orders: 7 December 2021 Decision date: 08 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Slattery J Decision: See paragraph [27]. Catchwords: COSTS – Specified gross sum costs order – Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98(4)(c) – the plaintiff estate applies for a gross sum costs orders under Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98(4)(c) in protracted legal proceedings – whether the second defendant must also submit to a specified gross sum costs order in respect of any costs ordered in his favour – whether both applications should be heard together. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss 56, 57, 98(4)(c) Cases Cited: Calokerinos, Executor of the Estate of the late George Sclavos v Yesilhat, Yesilhat v Calokerinos, Executor of the Estate of the late George Sclavos [2017] NSWSC 666 Calokerinos, Executor of the Estate of the late George Sclavos v Yesilhat; Yesilhat v Calokerinos, Executor of the Estate of the late George Sclavos (No. 2) [2019] NSWSC 584 Calokerinos, Executor of the Estate of the late George Sclavos v Yesilhat; Yesilhat v Calokerinos, Executor of the Estate of the late George Sclavos (No. 3) [2019] NSWSC 1752 Calokerinos, Executor of the Estate of the late George Sclavos v Yesilhat; Yesilhat v Calokerinos, Executor of the Estate of the late George Sclavos (No. 4) [2020] NSWSC 1044 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Yesilhat v Calokerinos [2021] NSWCA 110 Category: Costs Parties: 2013/358168 Plaintiff: Cleopatra Sclavos Calokerinos, as executor of the estate of the late George Sclavos First Defendant: Okan Yesilhat Second Defendant: Gokan Yesilhat Third Defendant: Australia's Best Tyres & Auto Pty Ltd ACN 151 629 131