LYNTON & MARTEL

In the matter of *Lynton & Martel*, Stevenson J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application concerning the payment of a single expert and the execution of a letter of engagement. The dispute arose in the context of family law proceedings, where the husband was directed to meet these financial and procedural obligations to a single expert, Mr M.

The primary legal issues before the court were whether the husband should be ordered to pay the fees of the single expert and to formally engage the expert by executing a letter of engagement. The court also had to determine the timeline for these payments and the execution of the document, as well as the overall disposition of the wife's application.

Stevenson J ordered the husband to pay a total of $8,800 to the single expert, Mr M, in a series of instalments commencing on 5 September 2014 and concluding on 31 December 2014. Furthermore, the husband was directed to execute the letter of engagement provided by Mr M and return it to the expert by 5 September 2014, and to comply with all court directions and orders by 1 December 2014. The wife's Application in a Case filed on 15 April 2014 was otherwise dismissed.