Baughan & Halsted

In the matter of MLC 10907 of 2020, Mr Baughan (the Applicant) and Ms Halsted (the Respondent) appeared before Judge Carter. The dispute concerned property settlement and litigation funding.

The court was required to determine the terms of settlement regarding the sale of a property located at B Street, Suburb C, and to make orders concerning payments to be made from the proceeds of that sale. The court also considered the provision of legal documentation and the costs associated with property valuations.

Judge Carter ordered that upon the settlement of the sale of the B Street, Suburb C property, the Respondent was to pay $45,000 to the Applicant as part property settlement and $80,000 to the Applicant’s solicitors for litigation funding. The parties were granted liberty to apply concerning the sale of the property, and the costs of property valuations were to be shared equally. The Applicant was also ordered to sign documents authorising the release of specific legal advice and memoranda to the Respondent’s solicitors. The court noted that the orders incorporated particulars of obligations and consequences of contravention under sections 65DA(2) and 62B of the Family Law Act 1975, and reminded the parties of the confidentiality provisions under section 121 of the same Act.