Midden and Galloway (No.2)

In *Midden and Galloway (No.2)*, Judge Harland of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application to amend previous orders made on 25 October 2013. The dispute involved financial matters between the parties, with the applicant seeking to restrain the respondent from continuing proceedings in the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory and from instituting further proceedings in other courts concerning the parties' property or trusts, except for the Family Court of Australia or the Federal Circuit Court of Australia.

The court was required to determine whether to amend the existing orders to include these restraints and to consider the impact of a pending appeal by the respondent on various orders, including those related to specific properties and costs. The court also had to address the respondent's compliance with providing signed withdrawals of caveats for certain properties.

Judge Harland applied rule 16.05(e) of the Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001 to amend the previous orders. The court amended the financial figures and dates within the original orders and imposed significant restraints on the respondent's ability to pursue litigation outside of the designated family law courts. Furthermore, the court ordered stays on certain amended orders pending the determination of the respondent's appeal, while also mandating the provision of caveat withdrawals, with a provision for a Registrar to sign them if the respondent failed to comply. The court also made orders regarding the respondent's payment of the applicant's costs, which were also stayed pending the appeal.