BURKE & BURKE

In the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, Judge Phipps presided over proceedings involving Burke & Burke. The dispute concerned interim orders relating to children and property.

The court was required to determine the terms of interim orders concerning the welfare of children and the division of property. The court also noted its power to make such orders pursuant to sections 65DA(2) and 62 of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).

The court made interim orders in terms of a Minute of Proposed Orders, which were not by consent. These orders were to be sealed and attached to the court file as exhibits. The solicitors for the applicant husband were directed to engross the Minute and provide a certified electronic copy in MS WORD format to the court registry within seven days, after which the orders would be extracted and the copy attached. The court also highlighted that the particulars of the obligations created by these orders and the consequences of contravention were set out in Annexure A, forming part of the orders.