Beckley and Beckley

In *Beckley and Beckley*, heard by Judge Newbrun, the primary dispute concerned an application by the wife's former solicitors seeking leave to intervene in family law proceedings as a third-party creditor. This application was made pursuant to section 92 of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). The proceedings also involved applications by both the wife and the husband for leave to file notices of discontinuance.

The court was required to determine whether to grant the wife's former solicitors leave to intervene in the proceedings as a third-party creditor. Additionally, the court had to consider the applications by both parties to discontinue the proceedings.

Judge Newbrun dismissed the application by the wife's former solicitors for leave to intervene. The court also discharged the interim consent orders that had been made on 10 March 2016. Crucially, the court granted both the applicant wife and the respondent husband leave to file their respective notices of discontinuance, dated 17 March 2017.