Martin and Martin and Ors

This matter concerned an application by the wife and a response by the husband, heard by Young J. The proceedings involved the wife, the husband, and two other respondents. The specific nature of the dispute is not detailed, but the orders indicate it is a family law matter requiring significant legal representation.

The court was required to determine the future conduct of the proceedings, including the adjournment of the hearing, the filing and service of further affidavits and amended applications by the parties, and the allocation of costs. The court also considered an oral application by the husband to fix or reserve his costs.

Young J ordered that the application and response be adjourned for further hearing before Dessau J. Directions were given for the wife to file any amended application or affidavit within seven days, and for the Second and Third Respondents to file their responses or affidavits within the same period. The husband was then given a further three working days to file any amended response or affidavit. The court also made orders regarding the costs of the Second and Third Respondents, which the husband was to pay. The quantum of the wife's costs for Senior Counsel, Junior Counsel, and solicitors was fixed, but the payment of these costs was reserved to the hearing Judge. The husband's application to fix or reserve his own costs was dismissed.