Riemann and Riemann and Ors (No. 4)

In the matter of *Riemann and Riemann and Ors (No. 4)*, McClelland J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered applications made by the wife concerning the adjournment of proceedings and the conduct of the final hearing. The dispute involved applications for final orders in both parenting and financial proceedings between the husband and wife.

The court was required to determine whether to grant the wife's applications for an adjournment of the final hearing. Additionally, the court addressed the form and content of evidence to be filed by the parties for the upcoming hearing, including the number of affidavits permitted and the method of annexing previous evidence. The court also considered applications relating to subpoenas and the inspection of documents.

McClelland J dismissed the wife's applications for adjournment, indicating that the matter would proceed to a final hearing as scheduled. The court then made orders to streamline the presentation of evidence. These orders stipulated that each party was to file and serve a single affidavit setting out their evidence in chief for both the parenting and financial proceedings by a specified date. Further, parties were permitted to rely on one affidavit only for each type of proceeding, with the ability to annex previous affidavits provided specific paragraphs were referenced. Leave was also granted for parties to issue a limited number of subpoenas and to inspect non-privileged documents produced by Bridges Lawyers.