Wetherby and Wetherby

In the matter of *Wetherby and Wetherby*, heard before Macmillan J, the parties were engaged in proceedings concerning final orders. The specific nature of the dispute, beyond the seeking of final orders, is not detailed in the provided text.

The court was required to determine the procedural steps necessary to advance the matter towards a final hearing. This involved setting a date for a trial management hearing and establishing strict timelines for the parties to refine their applications and responses, ensuring clarity regarding the precise orders sought.

Macmillan J directed that all extant applications for final orders be listed for a trial management hearing before Justice Johns on 22 September 2017. The parties, and their legal representatives if any, were ordered to attend. Crucially, the Applicant was required to file and serve an amended application detailing the precise orders sought by 28 August 2017, with the Respondent to file and serve a similarly precise amended response by 11 September 2017. Furthermore, all parties, including any Independent Children’s Lawyer, were to file and serve a concise summary of disputed legal and factual issues by 18 September 2017. At the trial management hearing, represented parties were also to present a statement detailing costs incurred, payments made, their sources, and anticipated future costs.