Re Slaven and Kazar (Trustees in Bankruptcy)

The applicants, registered trustees in bankruptcy, sought directions from the court regarding the administration of several bankrupt estates. They contended that it was impractical for them to continue as joint trustees of these estates and proposed a formal division of the administration. The applicants also sought to dispense with service on certain parties and requested that their own costs for the application be borne personally.

The primary legal issues before the court were whether to grant the applicants' request to dispense with service on specified parties and whether to accept the proposed division of the bankrupt estates. The court was also required to consider the applicants' request that they bear their own costs for the application.

Judge Riethmuller found no reason to refuse the applicants' request to dispense with service, allowing the matter to proceed without it. The court also accepted the proposed division of the bankrupt estates, deeming it a practical solution for their administration. The court ordered that the applicants bear their own costs for the application, finding no reason to refuse their resignations from their roles as joint trustees.