Rahman v Rahman (No.6)

[2026] NSWSC 43

Supreme Court of NSW

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Catchwords

1. Costs
2. › Assessment of costs
3. › Specified gross sum instead of assessed costs
4. › Whether costs assessment would be protracted and expensive
5. › Repeated unsuccessful motions by party ordered to pay costs
6. › Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98(4)(c)
1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Case management
3. › Matrimonial property proceedings
4. › Trustees for sale
5. › Repeated unsuccessful motions
6. › Whether party should be required to seek leave before filing further motions
7. › Whether party should be restrained from bringing parallel proceedings in another court
8. › Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), Pt 6

Quick Take

Where a party has pursued repeated unsuccessful motions threatening to deplete the proceeds of sale of matrimonial property, the court may fix specified gross sums instead of assessed costs and may require the party to seek leave before filing further motions.