Darwin and Guarra

The parties to these proceedings were the Husband and the Wife. The dispute concerned the determination of the appropriate forum for proceedings, likely in a family law context, given the reference to "Husband" and "Wife" and the reservation of costs to the judicial officer determining the "forum issue". The matter came before Barry J.

The primary legal issue before the court was the determination of the forum in which the proceedings should be heard. This involved considering which jurisdiction was the most appropriate place to resolve the dispute between the parties.

Barry J ordered that the proceedings be adjourned to a date to be fixed. The Wife's legal representatives were directed to inform the Court's List Clerk and the Husband's legal representatives once a report from Professor Acone had been received. At that point, the matter could be listed for the determination of the forum issue. Costs were reserved to the Judicial Officer who would ultimately decide the forum issue.