Greystoke and Greystoke

The Full Court of the Family Court of Australia, comprising Bryant CJ, Kay and Thackray JJ, considered an application by the wife for leave to appeal orders made by Justice Penny on 28 July 2006. The dispute concerned property settlement and associated financial matters between the parties.

The primary legal issue before the Full Court was whether the wife should be granted leave to appeal the original orders. A secondary issue arose concerning a specific order relating to a date, which required clarification or variation.

The Court dismissed the wife's application for leave to appeal, indicating that she had not demonstrated sufficient grounds to warrant a full appeal. However, the Court did vary one of the original orders, specifically order 3(b), by substituting the date "1 January 2002" for "28 August 2002". The Court then set out a detailed timetable for the parties to make submissions regarding costs associated with the application for leave to appeal and the appeal itself.