Re Estate Condon; Battenberg v Phillips [2017] NSWSC 1813

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Re Estate Condon; Battenberg v Phillips [2017] NSWSC 1813 Hearing dates: 9 October and 10 November 2017 andWritten Submissions Date of orders: 21 December 2017 Decision date: 21 December 2017 Before: Lindsay J Decision: Orders made (pursuant to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 NSW, rule 42.21) for a plaintiff, ordinarily resident outside Australia, to provide security for the costs of probate proceedings Catchwords: PROBATE – Costs – Security for Costs – Plaintiff ordinarily resident outside Australia – No assets in Australia – Principles applicable – Order for security made COSTS – Security for costs – Probate proceedings – Plaintiff ordinarily resident outside Australia – No assets in Australia – Principles applicable – Security ordered Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 NSW Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 NSW English Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Bates v Messner (1967) 67 SR (NSW) 187 Boyce v Bunce [2015] NSWSC 1924 Chamberlain Group Pty Ltd v Kids for Life Academy Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 241; 18 BPR 35,591 Dickman v Holley [2013] NSWSC 18 Estate Kouvakis; Lucas v Konakas [2014] NSWSC 786 Estate of Hodges; Shorter v Hodges (1988) 14 NSWLR 698 Gardiner v Hughes [2017] VSCA 157 Gertsch v Roberts; The Estate of Gertsch (1993) 35 NSWLR 631 Gray v Hart; Estate of Harris (No. 2) [2012] NSWSC 1562 Guardian Trust and Executors Company of New Zealand Ltd v Public Trustee of New Zealand [1942] AC 115 Hookway v Hookway [2017] TASFC 4 Hyland v Burbidge (unreported, NSWSC PD, Powell J, 23 October 1992) In re Egel; Farmers' Co-Operative Executors and Trustees Ltd v Sickert [1939] SASR 477 In re Emery, deceased; Emery v Emery [1923] P 184 In the goods of William Loveday [1900] P 154 Lo Surdo v Public Trustee [2003] NSWSC 837 Mitchell v Gard (1863) 3 SW & TR 257; 164 ER 1280 Osborne v Smith (1960) 105 CLR 153 Rajski v Computer Manufacture & Design Pty Ltd [1982) 2 NSWLR 443; [1983] 2 NSWLR 122 Re Estate of Hodges; Shorter v Hodges (1988) 14 NSWLR 698 Re Estate of Wai Fun Chan, Deceased [2015] NSWSC 1107 Re Estate Pierbon, Deceased [2014] NSWSC 387 Re Fuld [1965] P 405 Re Hodges; Shorter v Hodges (1988) 14 NSWLR 698 Rennie v Massie (1866) 1 P&D 118 Rose v Epstein [1974] 1 WLR 1565 Singer v Berghouse [1993] HCA 35; (1993) 67 ALJR 708; 114 ALR 521 Tobin v Ezekiel (2012) 83 NSWLR 757 Willey v Synan (1935) 54 CLR 175 Williamson v Spelleken [1977] Qd R 152 Texts Cited: Law of Costs (LexisNexis Butterworths, Australia, 3rd ed, 2013 Williams, Mortimer and Sunnucks on Executors, Administrators and Probate (Sweet & Maxwell, London, 20th ed, 2013), at paragraph [40-15] RS Geddes, CJ Rowland and P Studdert, Wills, Probate And Administration Law in New South Wales (LBC Information Services, Sydney, 1996) Mason and Handler's Succession Law And Practice NSW (LexisNexis Butterworths, 1985, Loose Leaf Service Hastings Weir, Probate Law and Practice (2nd ed, 1948) at pages 33-338 Dal Pont, Law of Costs (3rd ed, 2013), paragraph [3.44]