Jess and Jess and Ors

This matter came before Bennett J concerning an application to vary an existing court order. The parties involved were MS E JESS (the wife), Mr Jess Jnr (the applicant), and the represented third parties. The dispute centred on the wife's access to certain documents referred to as "The Pages".

The court was required to determine whether to discharge a specific paragraph of a previous order, and to make consequential orders regarding the delivery, collection, and inspection of "The Pages". Additionally, the court considered an application for costs certificates and the future directions of the proceedings, including a potential application for a stay of the current order.

Bennett J ordered the discharge of paragraph 5 of the order made on 11 March 2015, effective from 1 December 2016. The court directed the solicitors for the represented third parties to deliver two sealed copies of "The Pages" by 25 November 2016. From 1 December 2016, the husband was permitted to collect and retain one copy, with the other remaining with the Court. The wife was restrained from inspecting "The Pages" until further order, a measure consented to by her as a short-term arrangement. Costs certificates were granted to the applicant and Mr Jess Jnr in relation to specific hearing dates due to the court's inability to sit due to ill health. The matter was adjourned for potential applications for a stay and further directions.