PERICLES & HOPMAN

In the matter of *Pericles & Hopman*, heard by Cronin J, the court considered an application filed on 17 August 2017 and a response filed on 28 September 2017. The precise nature of the dispute between the parties is not detailed in the provided text, but the court was tasked with determining the merits of these competing filings.

The central legal issue before the court was to adjudicate the application and the response thereto, ultimately deciding whether either should be upheld or dismissed. The court was required to consider the legal arguments and evidence presented by both parties in relation to the matters raised in their respective filings.

Cronin J dismissed both the application and the response. The court's reasoning for this outcome is not elaborated upon in the provided text. The only aspect of the proceedings not dismissed was the matter of costs, indicating that the court retained jurisdiction to determine how the legal expenses of the litigation should be allocated between the parties.