Hall and Hall (No 3)

In the matter of *Hall and Hall (No 3)*, Justice Dawe of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application concerning procedural matters in family law proceedings. The dispute involved a husband and wife, with the wife seeking costs arising from a prior application.

The court was required to determine several issues, including whether to grant the husband leave *nunc pro tunc* to file certain affidavits and a financial statement, and whether to extend the time for his compliance with a previous court order. Additionally, the court had to consider the wife's liberty to provide letters of appointment to single experts and the adjournment of the wife's application in a case.

Justice Dawe granted the husband leave to file the specified documents retrospectively and extended the time for his compliance with paragraph 12 of the earlier order. The wife was permitted to provide the letters of appointment to the single experts. The wife's application in a case was adjourned to a future hearing, and further affidavit material was to be filed and served by a specified date. The wife's costs were reserved.