Anderson and Kelleher and Ors (No. 4)

In the matter of *Anderson and Kelleher and Ors (No. 4)*, Carter J of the Supreme Court of Victoria considered applications and subpoenas related to proceedings involving the wife, the husband (referred to as Mr Y), and a third party. The central dispute involved the wife's attempts to join Mr Y as a party and her issuance of various subpoenas to entities including American Express, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and a firm of solicitors, as well as a Form 2 application concerning a third party.

The court was required to determine the appropriate course of action regarding the joinder of Mr Y, the validity and relevance of several subpoenas issued by the wife, and the dismissal of a specific application made by the wife in relation to a third party. The court also had to consider the costs associated with these various applications and subpoenas.

Carter J appointed a Case Guardian for Mr Y, reserving the question of the Case Guardian's costs and the wife's costs incidental to the application to join Mr Y. Several subpoenas issued by the wife were struck out as irrelevant to live issues, while others were adjourned. The wife's Form 2 application and the Third Party's Response were dismissed. The court ordered that the third party be reimbursed by the wife for the costs of complying with a subpoena, fixed at $4,339.48, with liberty to apply for further costs.