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title: "Summons for gross sum costs (Supreme Court Costs Court)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/form-vic-costs-summons-gross-sum"
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area_id: "A42"
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law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-23"
---

# Summons for gross sum costs (Supreme Court Costs Court)

> Link to the Costs Court summons for a gross-sum determination. The form has two order alternatives and says to delete whichever does not apply.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/form-vic-costs-summons-gross-sum  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-23

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## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Costs, billing & litigation funding](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding.md)
- Jurisdictions: Victoria
- AI level: Red. You write the text. The tool writes nothing into the document. Where permitted, it may check, clarify or collect data, and anything it checks or collects is verified.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-23
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-23 against the official form at supremecourt.vic.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for Victoria.

## When to use it

Use this when the Costs Court is asked to determine costs on a gross-sum basis, or a judge has already ordered a gross sum. File it with the gross sum information form and a schedule of invoices. It is not the summons for taxation.

## Used for these tasks

- [Build a draft bill from the time records and the disclosure](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/build-a-draft-bill-from-the-time-records-and-the-disclosure.md)

## How AI may be used

The tool indexes the summons headings and does not choose which order alternative stays on the form.

**AI may:**

- Index the parties and the date and maker of the costs order from the order already on the file.
- Flag that the form says to delete whichever of the two order paragraphs does not apply.

**AI must not:**

- Do not delete either alternative, and do not name the judicial officer.
- Do not copy the seven-day objection notice from the taxation summons onto this form. It is not on the gross-sum summons that was opened.
- Do not draft an affidavit or minutes of consent.

**The lawyer checks:**

- The form page cites Order 63 of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2025 and Practice Note SC Gen 11, third revision.
- For a lawyer-client dispute the summons says to insert the legislation that applies. That choice is on the lawyer-client page, by the date of first instructions.
- The party-party page sets out two different filing bundles, one where a gross-sum order already exists and one where the party is applying for a gross sum instead of taxed costs.
- Health information stays in a firm-controlled tool. Check ASCR r 9, APP 11, and whether any disclosure would be a notifiable breach under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

## Authorities

- [Supreme Court of Victoria, Summons for gross sum costs (PDF, December 2025)](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-12/Summons%20for%20gross%20sum%20costs%20-%20Costs%20Court.pdf)
- [Supreme Court of Victoria, Summons for gross sum costs page, citing Order 63 of the 2025 rules and Practice Note SC Gen 11](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/areas/costs-court/summons-for-gross-sum-costs)
- [Supreme Court of Victoria, Party-party costs, gross-sum filing bundles](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/areas/costs-court/party-party-costs)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/areas/costs-court/summons-for-gross-sum-costs)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by supremecourt.vic.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-23.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/costs-billing-and-litigation-funding/form-vic-costs-summons-gross-sum and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*