SIMON & EDWARD

In *Simon & Edward* [2017] FamCA 836, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application for an expedited hearing in family law proceedings. The specific nature of the dispute between the parties, Simon and Edward, is not detailed in the provided text, beyond the fact that it involved an application for final orders.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the matter warranted an expedited listing for a final hearing, in accordance with the Family Law Rules 2004 (Cth). This required the court to assess the urgency and circumstances of the case to determine if it should be prioritised over other matters awaiting final determination.

The court's reasoning and the specific principles applied are not elaborated upon in the provided text. However, the outcome indicates a decision to expedite the listing of the matter. The court ordered that all extant applications for final orders be allocated to a judicial docket for the purpose of listing the matter for final hearing as soon as is reasonably practicable.