Brewster and Brewster and Ors

In the matter of Brewster and Brewster and Ors, Berman J considered an application by the second and third respondents, which was dismissed. The wife was required to enter into an undertaking as to damages concerning relief sought by the second and third respondents under section 78 of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth). Furthermore, an injunction was granted restraining the wife from selling, transferring, assigning, or encumbering the property located at D Street, Suburb E, South Australia.

The court was required to determine several legal issues, including the validity of an application by the second and third respondents and the appropriate interim property settlement for both the husband and the wife. The court also addressed the husband's obligation to produce specific documents or seek a release from an implied undertaking concerning those documents, as previously ordered on 15 September 2015.

Berman J's reasoning involved the dismissal of certain applications and the granting of an injunction to preserve property pending further orders. The court ordered interim property settlements for both parties, each receiving $100,000 from monies held in a joint NAB account, to be paid into their respective trust accounts. The husband was also given an election regarding the production of documents or the initiation of proceedings to seek a release from an implied undertaking.