At a hearing, the judge set aside the caveat my cousin lodged and had filed and she was ordered to pay the costs of the other party, that is to the estate lawyers acting for the executor of will for the costs related to anything to do with the caveat. When she received the cost statement of over $13,000 from the estate lawyer, it itemised all the charges such as letters exchanged, email charges, postage, barrister fees, printing of each letter, phone conversations, bank statements etc etc. It was just like any statement listing dates, description and charges.
Now that the costs have been paid, is my cousin entitled to request a copy of all the documents listed in the cost order statement for which she has paid for.
My assumption is that if you pay for something, then you should receive the goods, just like any 'business' transaction. We want to request the documents from the estate lawyers but want to know our rights first. We want the documents for our personal records.
Hoping we don't have to go through FOI process as that makes no sense for 'goods' such as documents we have paid for.
Thank you for your time.
Now that the costs have been paid, is my cousin entitled to request a copy of all the documents listed in the cost order statement for which she has paid for.
My assumption is that if you pay for something, then you should receive the goods, just like any 'business' transaction. We want to request the documents from the estate lawyers but want to know our rights first. We want the documents for our personal records.
Hoping we don't have to go through FOI process as that makes no sense for 'goods' such as documents we have paid for.
Thank you for your time.
