FOWLER & GLOVER

The applicant, Fowler & Glover, sought judicial review of a decision made by the Registrar on 5 October 2016, which declined to list their proceedings on an urgent basis. The proceedings concerned a dispute that had been ongoing for some time.

The central legal issue before Hughes J was whether the Registrar's decision to refuse an urgent listing was legally erroneous and therefore amenable to being set aside on review. This required the court to consider the criteria and principles governing the listing of proceedings on an urgent basis within the court's procedural rules.

Hughes J found no error in the Registrar's decision. The court applied the principles that govern urgent listings, which typically require a demonstration of genuine urgency and potential prejudice if the matter is not heard promptly. In this instance, the applicant failed to satisfy the threshold for demonstrating such urgency.

Consequently, the application for review was dismissed.