Iphostrou and Iphostrou & Ors (No 5)

In *Iphostrou and Iphostrou & Ors (No 5)*, the proceedings before Cronin J involved the wife as the applicant and various corporate entities and individuals as respondents. The core of the dispute, as indicated by the orders, concerned applications for final orders and issues relating to discovery, with significant procedural applications being made by the corporate respondents.

The court was required to determine several key issues. These included whether to grant leave for the legal practitioners for certain respondents to withdraw from the proceedings, the fate of applications and responses filed by various corporate entities, and how to manage outstanding applications for final orders in light of the procedural complexities. The court also had to consider the wife's application under section 106B of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth) and the appropriate service of orders and amended applications.

Cronin J made a series of orders addressing these matters. Leave was granted for legal practitioners to withdraw, and applications and responses filed by the corporate entities were struck out. The court adjourned outstanding applications for final orders to a later date for mention, directing that all respondents appear or be represented to ensure readiness for the final hearing. The wife was granted leave to serve an amended application for final orders, and specific directions were given regarding service upon various respondents, including corporate entities and individuals. The court also ordered that certain corporate entities pay the wife's costs in respect of a specific application, with one company being responsible for a contribution towards costs related to a discovery issue.