Carrington and Carrington (No 2)

In *Carrington and Carrington (No 2)*, Benjamin J of the Family Court of Australia considered applications made by both the husband and the wife. The husband sought final orders, while the wife had filed an enforcement application. The precise nature of the underlying dispute is not detailed, but the proceedings involved multiple extant applications by both parties.

The primary legal issues before the court were whether to grant the husband's application for final orders, the wife's enforcement application, and various other outstanding applications made by the parties. The court was also required to determine whether it was reasonable for the parties to have engaged counsel and senior counsel in the proceedings, pursuant to Rule 19.50 of the *Family Law Rules 2004* (Cth).

Benjamin J dismissed the husband's application for final orders. The wife's enforcement application was stood over generally, with liberty to restore before a Registrar within 90 days. All other extant applications, save for any application for costs, were also dismissed. The court declared that it was reasonable for both parties to have engaged counsel and senior counsel. The matter was removed from the list of cases requiring determination.