Stone & Clifford

In the matter of *Stone & Clifford*, heard before Judge Wilson, the applicant sought leave to reopen proceedings concerning parenting arrangements for the children. The dispute arose in circumstances where final orders were allegedly made during the course of the trial, and a subpoena was issued to the children's school while judgment was reserved, leading to the production and inspection of documents without express leave.

The court was required to determine whether to grant the applicant leave to reopen the proceeding. A further issue concerned the propriety of the procedure by which documents were produced in response to the subpoena and inspected by the parties while the decision was reserved, without specific leave being granted for this action.

Judge Wilson considered the applicable authorities on reopening proceedings and ultimately granted the applicant leave to do so. The court's reasoning, while not detailed in the provided text, indicates a favourable assessment of the grounds for reopening.

Consequently, the court ordered that the proceeding be reopened and listed for a further hearing on a date to be fixed. The applicant was also directed to file and serve any relevant affidavit material concerning Mr D and Mr G no later than seven days prior to this further hearing.