Weisbord v Rodny (No 5) [2023] NSWSC 1581

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Weisbord v Rodny (No 5) [2023] NSWSC 1581 Hearing dates: 7 February 2023 Date of orders: 15 December 2023 Decision date: 15 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Robb J Decision: See [113] – [116] Catchwords: SUCCESSION — family provision — claims by adult child and adult grandchildren for provision from the deceased's estate under Succession Act 2006 (NSW), Ch 3 — final orders disposing of remaining issues COSTS — party/party — payable out of a fund — deceased estate — defendant executor's costs payable on indemnity basis COSTS — offer of compromise where plaintiff unsuccessful — indemnity costs — no element of compromise sufficient to justify indemnity costs JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS — entry — effect of — consideration of the Court's power to vary costs orders once entered Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98(4) Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW), s 84A(3) Succession Act 2006 (NSW), ss 8, 59 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), Pt 42, Div 3, rr 20.26(2), 36.11(2), 36.16(3)(a), 36.16(3A), 36.16(3B) Cases Cited: Oikos Constructions Pty Ltd t/as Lars Fischer Construction v Ostin (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 98 Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 368 Rickard Constructions Pty Ltd v Rickard Hails Moretti Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 481 Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Palmer (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 140 Rodny v Weisbord (2020) 102 NSWLR 403; [2020] NSWCA 22 Weisbord v Rodny [2018] NSWSC 1866 Weisbord v Rodny (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 739 Weisbord v Rodny (No 3) [2021] NSWSC 458 Weisbord v Rodny (No 4) [2022] NSWSC 1726 Texts Cited: GE Dal Pont, Law of Costs (5th ed, 2021, LexisNexis) Category: Consequential orders Parties: Proceedings 2015/324982: Jeannette Weisbord (Plaintiff) Laurence Rodny (Defendant)