HAWKING & HAWKING

In the matter of *Hawking & Hawking*, McClelland J of the Supreme Court of New South Wales was required to determine an application brought by the Second Respondent. The precise nature of the underlying dispute between the parties is not detailed in the provided text, beyond the fact that it led to the Second Respondent filing an application on 30 August 2018.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the Second Respondent's application, filed on 30 August 2018, should be dismissed. The Court was tasked with considering the merits or procedural standing of this application to determine its ultimate fate.

McClelland J ordered that the Second Respondent's application filed on 30 August 2018 be dismissed. This outcome indicates that the Court found grounds to refuse the application, although the specific reasons for this dismissal are not elaborated upon in the provided extract. The final form of the order is subject to the formal entry of the judgment in the Court's records.