Banaszak and Executors of the Estate of Mr S Mandia and Anor (No. 2)

In the matter of *Banaszak and Executors of the Estate of Mr S Mandia and Anor (No. 2)*, Cronin J of the Supreme Court of Victoria made orders concerning a dispute between the applicant, the respondent estate, and an intervener. The proceedings involved applications that were adjourned for a final hearing.

The court was required to determine the terms of proposed consent orders, the costs to be awarded, and to establish a detailed timetable for the filing and service of evidence and other documents in preparation for the final hearing. The court also needed to set out directions for case management and the presentation of costs information.

The court's reasoning, as evidenced by the orders made, was to facilitate the orderly progression of the case towards a final hearing. By consent, the court adopted the parties' proposed minutes of orders. The court then made specific orders regarding the payment of costs, fixing the amounts payable by the applicant to the respondent estate and the intervener, and providing a stay of payment. A comprehensive timetable was established for the exchange of amended applications, responses, affidavits of evidence, and financial statements, with strict deadlines for each party. Further directions were given for the filing of a case outline and the provision of cost statements at the commencement of the hearing.