Hoobin v Hoobin (No. 2) [2004] NSWSC 953

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Hoobin v Hoobin (No. 2) [2004] NSWSC 953 HEARING DATE(S) : 01/10/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 October 2004

JUDGMENT OF : White J DECISION : See Paras 49 - 58.

CATCHWORDS : Orders to give effect to reasons in Hoobin v Hoobin [2004] NSWSC 705 - Costs - Failure to accept settlement offer in a Calderbank letter - Effect of election under s 61D of Wills, Probate and Administration Act being to pass the burden of costs payable from the estate onto the successful defendants - Where orders for provision under the Family Provision Act and determination of how burden of orders should be borne took account of parties' financial positions on assumption that all costs would be paid from the estate - Whether unsuccessful administratrix should bear portion of costs personally. Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Wills, Probate and Administration Act 1898 (NSW) Legal Profession Act 1987 (NSW) Shorter v Hodges (1988) 14 NSWLR 698 CASES CITED : Giunti & Ors v Cavallaro [2004] NSWCA 62 Re Bardon and Florence, Shepparton and Florence (Unreported, 15/12/83, Holland J) Mavrideros v Mack (1998) 45 NSWLR 80 Margaret Rae Hoobin v Tina Louise Hoobin & 4 Ors PARTIES : Tina Louise Hoobin & 4 Ors v Margaret Rae Hoobin Margaret Rae Hoobin v Tina Louise Hoobin & 4 Ors FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 114192/02; 1230/03; 2009/02 COUNSEL : Plaintiff: Mrs M Bridger Defendants: Mrs M Gilmour SOLICITORS : Plaintiff: O'Neill's Solicitors Defendants: Budd & Piper