Field and Kingston

In the matter of *Field and Kingston*, heard before Hannam J, the dispute concerned the valuation of assets in family law proceedings. The wife sought orders authorising her to sign and send joint letters of instruction to experts for the valuation of specific entities, and also sought permission to call her father as a witness due to his health.

The court was required to determine whether to discharge a previous order for the valuation of "CC or the Company F" and whether to permit the wife to instruct an expert to value "H Pty Ltd." Furthermore, the court had to consider the wife's application to call her father as a witness, subject to his health and the need for his cross-examination prior to the conclusion of the trial.

Hannam J ordered that the wife be authorised to sign and send the joint letters of instruction to the experts for the respective valuations. The previous order requiring the valuation of "CC or the Company F" was discharged. The court also permitted the wife to call her father as a witness, with provisions for his availability for cross-examination if necessitated by his health.