Rimac and Rimac (No 2)

In the matter of *Rimac and Rimac (No 2)*, the husband, Mr Rimac, filed numerous applications seeking the summary dismissal of the wife’s application for final orders, the dismissal of all orders made in the proceedings, enforcement of Supreme Court of New South Wales orders, dismissal of a divorce application, initiation of investigations against the wife, caveats on real property, removal of the wife’s solicitors, further disclosure, and representation by his brother. The wife opposed all of these applications. The proceedings were heard by McClelland DCJ.

The primary legal issues before the Court were whether to grant the husband's various applications for dismissal and other relief, and whether to grant the husband's application for an adjournment of the final hearing. Additionally, the Court was required to consider the wife's application for indemnity costs in relation to the husband's applications.

McClelland DCJ dismissed all of the husband's applications, finding them to be without merit. The Court granted the husband's application for an adjournment of the final hearing, but imposed strict conditions on the parties regarding future disclosure and the filing of affidavits addressing specific property matters. The Court also ordered the husband to pay the wife's costs on an indemnity basis in a fixed sum of $4,500 within 28 days. The hearing dates previously set were vacated, and the matter was relisted for a defended hearing commencing on 3 May 2021.