Le v Angius; Angius v Angius (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 1417

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Le v Angius; Angius v Angius (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 1417 Hearing dates: 23 September 2024 Date of orders: 7 November 2024 Decision date: 07 November 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity – Probate and Family Provision List – Family Provision Before: Richmond J Decision: See [63] Catchwords: COSTS — No question of principle COSTS — Payable out of a fund — Deceased estate COSTS — Party/Party — Exceptions to general rule that costs follow the event — Offers of compromise/Calderbank offers Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Chandrasekaran v Western Sydney Local Health District (T/A Westmead Hospital) (No 2) [2024] NSWCA 21 Chapple v Wilcox (2014) 87 NSWLR 646; [2014] NSWCA 392 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Haertsch v Whiteway (No 2) [2020] NSWCA 287 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian Workcover Authority (No 2) (2005) 13 VR 435; [2005] VSCA 298 Karpin v Gough (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 682 Kooee Communications Pty Ltd v Primus Telecommunications Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 85 LCM Operations Pty Ltd v Robah Enterprises Pty Ltd (No 3) [2023] NSWSC 869 Le v Angius; Angius v Angius [2024] NSWSC 924 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Wheatley v Lakshmanan (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 851 Category: Costs Parties: Proceedings 2022/00041064 Thi Quy Le (Plaintiff) Jenny Angius (Defendant)