The applicant brought a statutory guardianship application regarding his mother, which was rendered moot when she died before adjudication.
The applicant sought costs of the application.
The court found that the application had conferred a benefit on the mother prior to her death by prompting the parties to implement care and personal support worker agreements.
The court awarded the applicant fixed costs of $12,000 payable from the mother's estate, significantly reducing the amount claimed as the costs incurred after her death were unreasonable.
