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Fees Update – Supreme Court Probate Office – VIC

26 September 2018 by By Lawyers

New probate filing fees

On 30 September 2018 the Supreme Court (Fees) Regulations 2018 introduces new filing fees for the Supreme Court of Victoria’s probate office.

The By Lawyers Victorian Estates Guide have been updated to reflect these changes.

Filed Under: Legal Alerts, Victoria, Wills and Estates Tagged With: administration, estates, fees, filing fees, probate, regulations, Supreme Court, Supreme court of Victoria

Courts and tribunals – 1 July fee increases and legislation updates

2 July 2018 by By Lawyers

1 July always sees legislative changes, including increases to court fees. Happy New (financial) Year!

The following are some of the important changes commencing 1 July 2018. By Lawyers publications in each state have been updated as appropriate.

LITIGATION, CRIMINAL LAW, FAMILY LAW & DECEASED ESTATES

All States

Fee increases apply in all courts and tribunals.

Injury claims – where damages for permanent impairment and/or non-economic loss are subject to statutory caps (e.g. motor accidents and workers compensation legislation) these maximum amounts have been updated.

Defamation – the maximum amount of damages for non-economic loss available under the Uniform Defamation Law is now $398,500.

VIC Supreme Court

All documents for Supreme Court Common Law, Commercial Court and Costs Court matters must now be electronically filed using the RedCrest electronic filing platform. Court users will need to register. See the Supreme Court page ‘Electronic filing and case management’ and the commentary in the By Lawyers Victorian Supreme Court Guide

 

Filed Under: Australian Capital Territory, Criminal Law, Defamation and Protecting Reputation, Employment Law, Family Law, Federal, Litigation, Miscellaneous, New South Wales, Personal injury, Publication Updates, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Wills and Estates Tagged With: courts, defamation, District Court, fee increases, filing fees, litigation, Local Court, magistrates court, Supreme Court, VIC County Court

Probate filing fees

1 September 2017 by By Lawyers

The Supreme Court Probate filing fees have been updated in the retainer instructions and in the costs agreements. 1 July 2017

Filed Under: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Publication Updates, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia Tagged With: court, filing fees, probtae, supreme

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