Janeiro and Janeiro

In *Janeiro and Janeiro*, Foster J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application by the wife and a response by the husband concerning matters to be determined at a final hearing. The specific nature of the dispute between the parties is not detailed in the provided text, beyond the fact that it involved an application and a response filed in relation to final hearing proceedings.

The primary legal issue before the court was the consolidation of the wife's application and the husband's response. The court was required to determine whether these documents, filed on 25 September 2018, should be formally consolidated with the broader issues set for determination at the final hearing commencing on 3 December 2018.

Foster J ordered that the wife's application and the husband's response be consolidated with the issues for determination at the final hearing. The court also reserved the question of costs until the final hearing.