Petith v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian; Bone v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 1662

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Petith v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian; Bone v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 1662 Hearing dates: On the papers, last submissions received 17 December 2024 Date of orders: 20 December 2024 Decision date: 20 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Succession & Probate List - Probate Before: Pike J Decision: See [36] and [37] Catchwords: COSTS – determination of final orders – where each party has had some measure of success – no question of principle Legislation Cited: NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW) s 33(1) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.1 Cases Cited: Petith v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian; Bone v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian [2024] NSWSC 1503 Re Estate of Hodges; Shorter v Hodges (1988) 14 NSWLR 698 Reginald Alfred Becker v Public Trustee of New South Wales [2006] NSWSC 1146 Szabo v Battye (No 2) [2006] NSWSC 1392 Telstra Corp Ltd v AAPT Ltd [1999] NSWSC 853 Zang v Middleton [2011] NSWSC 881 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Costs Parties: In proceedings 2021/00364938: Paul Petith (Plaintiff) New South Wales Trustee & Guardian (First Defendant) Steven Rundle Bone (Second Defendant)

In proceedings 2022/00118624: Steven Rundle Bone (Plaintiff) New South Wales Trustee & Guardian (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: In proceedings 2021/00364938 A Fernon SC with A Bulley (Plaintiff) C Birtles (First Defendant) S Chapple SC with H Morrison (Second Defendant)