Amir Ashrafinia v Mohammad Reza Ashrafinia; Parvaneh Karami Fakhrabadi v Mohammad Reza Ashrafinia (No. 2) [2014] NSWSC 145

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Amir Ashrafinia v Mohammad Reza Ashrafinia; Parvaneh Karami Fakhrabadi v Mohammad Reza Ashrafinia (No. 2) [2014] NSWSC 145 Hearing dates: 30 September 2013, 14 & 24 October 2013, 31 October 2013, 9 December 2013. Decision date: 27 February 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Slattery J Decision: Costs orders and other orders consequential upon the principal judgment made. See paragraph [85]. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - various orders sought consequential upon the Court's principal judgment: Ashrafinia v Ashrafinia [2013] NSWSC 1442 - consideration of mechanism for the payment of the professional fees of the Court appointed expert - whether the judgment should be amended under the slip rule at the request of a non-party - whether the NSW Trustee and Guardian should be appointed trustee of the trust - issues of document production, preparation of evidence for claims for just allowances and costs considered. Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW), ss 12 and 13 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, Pt 18 Cases Cited: Ashrafinia v Ashrafinia [2013] NSWSC 1442 Bar-Mordecai v Rotman [2000] NSWCA 123 Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Gore v Justice Corp Pty Ltd (2002) 119 FCR 429 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Storey & Keers Pty Ltd v Johnstone (1987) 9 NSWLR 446. Warman International Ltd v Dwyer (1995) 182 CLR 544 Category: Costs Parties: First Plaintiff:- Amir Hossain Ashrafinia First Defendant:- Mohammad Reza Ashrafinia; Second Defendant:- Ashrafi Persian Trading Company Pty Limited