Bain & Stewart

In *Bain & Stewart*, Guest J of the Supreme Court of Victoria was required to consider applications made by the parties. The precise nature of the dispute between Bain and Stewart is not detailed in the provided text, but it involved competing applications before the Court.

The central legal issue before Guest J was the management and progression of these competing applications. The Court needed to determine how to best facilitate the resolution of the matters before it, including the timing of future hearings and the preparation of submissions by the parties.

Guest J ordered that all extant applications be adjourned for listing by Justice Cronin as a matter of priority, not earlier than 5 February 2008. Furthermore, each party was directed to file and serve detailed written submissions at least four days prior to the date fixed for the determination of the competing applications. The costs of the day were reserved, and the ex tempore judgment was to be transcribed and placed on the Court file.