Pieters and Pieters

In *Pieters and Pieters*, heard before Johns J, the husband sought to attend the first day of a hearing by electronic communication, while the wife sought costs. The dispute concerned the husband's attendance at court proceedings.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the husband should be permitted to attend the hearing remotely via electronic communication, rather than in person. A secondary issue related to the wife's entitlement to costs for the day's proceedings.

Johns J dismissed the husband's request to attend by electronic communication, but subsequently made an order excusing the husband from attending in person on the first day of the hearing, provided he was available to his legal representative by telephone. The court also reserved the wife's costs of the day.