Taylor and Clayton (No. 2)

In *Taylor and Clayton (No. 2)*, Justice Watts of the Supreme Court of Victoria considered an application by the husband for expedition of proceedings. The specific nature of the underlying dispute between the parties is not detailed in the provided text, but the application concerned the timing and management of the legal process.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether the husband's application for expedition should be granted. This required the Court to assess the circumstances and determine if the usual progression of the proceedings should be accelerated. A secondary issue, arising from the Court's decision on expedition, was how the matter should be managed if it did not resolve.

Justice Watts dismissed the husband's application for expedition. However, the Court ordered that if the matter had not been resolved by the conclusion of the resolution phase, it should be placed in Justice Watts’ docket for judicial management. This indicates a pragmatic approach to managing the case, allowing for an initial period of resolution before potentially imposing a more structured judicial management process.