Adarina and Adarina and Anor

The parties to this proceeding were the husband and the wife, with Adarina Proprietary Limited also involved as a third party. The dispute concerned the division of matrimonial assets, specifically the valuation of a property and a company, Adarina Proprietary Limited. The matter came before Strickland J.

The court was required to determine the terms of consent orders relating to the appointment of single experts to value the S Road property and Adarina Proprietary Limited, as well as to provide a report on the tax implications of proposed resolutions for the company. The court also needed to address the filing and service of updated evidence, the wife's further amended response, and the resumption of the trial. Finally, the court was asked to reserve costs in relation to a specific application.

The court made orders by consent of the parties. These orders facilitated the obtaining of expert evidence on the valuation of the S Road property and Adarina Proprietary Limited, with specific timelines for the experts to provide their reports and for the parties to serve written questions. The costs associated with these expert reports were to be shared equally between the parties, with a specific condition regarding the cost of the company valuation if it aligned with the husband's case. The court also ordered the appointment of a single expert to advise on the tax implications of the parties' proposals concerning Adarina Proprietary Limited, with costs to be borne equally by the husband and wife. Further orders directed the filing of updated affidavits of evidence, the filing of the wife's further amended response, and the resumption of the trial.

The court also ordered that the husband's costs of and incidental to an application filed by the wife on 18 July 2008 be reserved.