Weaver & Hemburn

In *Weaver & Hemburn*, heard before Cronin J, the parties brought applications before the court. The precise nature of the dispute between Weaver and Hemburn is not detailed in the provided text, but the applications themselves were the subject of the court's consideration.

The central legal issue before Cronin J was how to manage and expedite the progression of outstanding applications. Specifically, the court was required to determine the appropriate procedural mechanism for ensuring these applications were brought to trial in a timely manner.

Cronin J reasoned that the existing process was insufficient to achieve the necessary expedition. To address this, the court ordered that all outstanding applications be immediately presented to the co-ordinating registrar. This registrar was then tasked with allocating these applications to an expedited docket for a directions hearing, with the ultimate goal of assigning them to a judge for trial. This directive aimed to streamline the judicial process and ensure the prompt resolution of the matters before the court.