P v NSW Trustee and Guardian (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 676

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: P v NSW Trustee and Guardian (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 676 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 01 June 2015 Decision date: 01 June 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Protective List Before: Lindsay J Decision: Order that an amount of $5,000 be paid to the second defendant, out of the estate of the plaintiff, on account of costs incurred by him in these proceedings. Catchwords: PRACTICE – Costs – Jurisdiction – Protective jurisdiction – Ordinary rule – What, in all the circumstances, is proper – Welfare principle influences all decisions made in protective proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 NSW, section 98(4)(c) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 NSW, clause 14, Schedule 6 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 NSW, rule 42.1 Cases Cited: CCR v PS (No 2) (1986) 6 NSWLR 622 at 640 Colquhoun v District Court of NSW (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 54 at [6] Colquhoun v District Court of NSW [2014] NSWCA 460 at [62] Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 at [813]-[820] JMK v RDC and PTO v WDO [2013] NSWSC 1362) P v D1 & Ors [2011] NSWSC 257 P v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2015] NSWSC 579 Protective Commissioner v D (2004) 60 NSWLR 513 at 540 [149] – 542 [156] Zepinic v Châteaux Constructions (Aust) Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 99 at [28]-[29], [33],[36]-[38] Texts Cited: HS Theobald, The Law Relating to Lunacy (London, 1924, pp 380 and 382, 462 Category: Costs Parties: Plaintiff: Protected Person First Defendant: NSW Trustee and Guardian Second Defendant: Son of Protected Person Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: R Henderson First Defendant: K Bozinovska, solicitor Second Defendant: D Christofis