Slack v Rogan & Anor; Palffy v Rogan & Ors (No. 2) [2013] NSWSC 827

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Slack v Rogan & Anor; Palffy v Rogan & Ors (No. 2) [2013] NSWSC 827 Hearing dates: 11 June 2013 Decision date: 11 June 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: White J Decision: Refer to paras [19] and [20] of judgment. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - costs - offer of compromise - application of r 42.15 of Uniform Civil Procedure Rules - whether court should order otherwise than provided for by r 42.15(2) - relevance of uncertainty as to incoming executor's consent to offer of compromise made by previous executor - relevance of difficulty of estimating value of claim for family provision and size of estate available for such claim Legislation Cited: Succession Act 2006 Civil Procedure Act 2005 Cases Cited: Singer v Berghouse [1993] HCA 35; (1993) 114 ALR 521 Jvancich v Kennedy (No. 2) [2004] NSWCA 397 Re Sherborne Estate (No. 2) [2005] NSWSC 1003 Moussa v Moussa [2006] NSWSC 509 Carey v Robson (No. 2) [2009] NSWSC 1199 Harkness v Harkness (No. 2) [2012] NSWSC 35 Hillier v Sheather (1995) 36 NSWLR 414 South Eastern Area Health Service v King [2006] NSWCA 2 Vagg v McPhee (No. 2) [2012] NSWSC 187 Mather v Mather (No. 2) [2012] NSWSC 1264 Category: Costs Parties: James Joseph Slack (Plaintiff 2011/247466; 3rd Defendant 2011/220317) John Peter Palffy (Plaintiff 2011/220317) Mark Campbell Rogan (1st Defendant) Elizabeth Kate Rogan (2nd Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J B Whittle SC with D Neggo (Plaintiff 2011/247466) M Pesman (Plaintiff 2011/220317) G McGrath (Defendants) Solicitors: Roden Solicitors (Plaintiff 2011/247466) Aitken Wilson Lawyers (Plaintiff 2011/220317) Staunton & Thompson (Defendants) File Number(s): 2011/247466; 2011/220317