Enzo Jair Ploder v Vittoria Angelina Garcea (as executrix of the estate of the late Fiona Rita Garcea) [2013] NSWSC 1360

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Enzo Jair Ploder v Vittoria Angelina Garcea (as executrix of the estate of the late Fiona Rita Garcea) [2013] NSWSC 1360 Hearing dates: 20 August 2013 and further written submissions on 11 September 2013 Decision date: 19 September 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Sackar J Decision: See paragraph [113] Catchwords: COSTS - dismissal of plaintiff's proceedings following settlement - whether the court should exercise its discretion to make an order for costs other than the usual order under r 42.20(1) - whether the defendant should pay the plaintiff's costs - whether the executrix defendant should be entitled to seek her costs out of the estate Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Evidence Act 1995 Interpretation Act 1987 Property (Relationships) Act 1984 Succession Act 2006 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Andrew v Andrew (2012) 81 NSWLR 656 Australiawide Airlines Ltd v Aspirion Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 365 Bitannia Pty Ltd v Parkline Constructions Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 32 Drummond v Drummond [1999] NSWSC 923 Enzo Jair Ploder v Vittoria Angelina Garcea (as executor of the estate of the late Fiona Rita Garcea) [2013] NSWSC 201 Fordyce v Fordham (2006) 67 NSWLR 497 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 Franks v Franks [2013] NSWCA 60 Hamilton v Moir [2013] NSWSC 1200 McNamara v Bao San [2010] NSWSC 809 Metro Hotel Sydney Pty Ltd v Kol Tov Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1195 Miller v Cameron (1936) 54 CLR 572 Nowell v Palmer (1993) 32 NSWLR 574 Re Jones; Christmas v Jones [1897] 2 Ch 190 Re The Minster for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia; Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622 Re Weall; Andrews v Weall (1889) 42 Ch D 674 Sherborne Estate (No 2); Vanvalen v Neaves (2005) 65 NSWLR 268 Singer v Berghouse (1993) 114 ALR 521 Skrimshire v Melbourne Benevolent Asylum (1894) 20 VLR 13 Category: Costs Parties: Enzo Jair Ploder (Plaintiff) Vittoria Angelina Garcea (as executrix of the estate of the late Fiona Rita Garcea) (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: T Hall, solicitor (Plaintiff) J Armfield (Defendant) Solicitors: Hall Partners (Plaintiff) Mills Oakley Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/275072