Man ordered to hand himself in amid real estate court spat

The man accused of threatening to gatecrash the home-opens of a western suburbs real estate high-flyer has been given one week to hand himself in before a warrant is issued for his arrest.

Vivien Yap’s high-profile lawyer Martin Bennett took to the Supreme Court last week demanding action be taken after Yap’s former client Sandi Matic again failed to appear in court, saying he believed he was above the law.

The court was told Matic had been given several warnings to front court for sentencing on Wednesday after being found in contempt of court earlier this month.

But Justice Marcus Solomon said he had received correspondence from Matic declining what he considered an invitation, despite being told of the severe consequences for not complying with the order.

“He was given ample notice of that meeting,” Solomon said.

“His failure to attend hearings on October 27, November 25 and today has delayed these proceedings and interfered with the court.”

Matic has now been given until December 6 to hand himself in to police before a warrant is issued for his arrest.

The matter has been adjourned until December 7.

Matic has been locked in an unrelenting Supreme Court stoush with the Ray White Dalkeith boss since February, after he expressed dissatisfaction with the sale of his lavish Mount Claremont home.