Pentridge Village Pty Ltd (in liq) (recs & mgrs apptd) v Capital Finance Australia Ltd (No 4) [2026] VSC 657 — Costs & Costs Ordered On A Standard Basis — Barrister AI
Pentridge Village Pty Ltd (in liq) (recs & mgrs apptd) v Capital Finance Australia Ltd (No 4)
1A court will not defer the assessment or payment of costs in a concluded proceeding to accommodate a party's intention to commence a fresh proceeding that has not yet been filed, particularly where no authority supports such a deferral and the request amounts to a further iteration of delay.
2The usual order following dismissal of a proceeding is that costs be awarded to the successful party on a standard basis, and the absence of special circumstances will not displace that presumption.
