WHITFORD & WHITFORD AND ANOR

The proceedings involved the parties Whitford & Whitford and an unnamed second applicant, and a respondent. The dispute concerned applications for final orders, which were listed for a trial management hearing before Macmillan J. The purpose of this hearing was to schedule the matter for a final hearing.

The court was required to determine the procedural steps necessary to bring the applications for final orders to a final hearing. This included setting deadlines for the parties to file and serve amended applications and responses, clearly outlining the specific orders sought by each party. The court also needed to establish a process for identifying and summarising the disputed legal and factual issues.

Macmillan J directed that the applicant file and serve an amended application detailing the precise orders sought by 24 May 2017, and the respondent file and serve an amended response by 26 May 2017. Furthermore, all parties were ordered to file and serve a brief summary of the disputed legal and factual issues by 30 May 2017. At the trial management hearing, represented parties were required to present a statement of costs incurred to date, payments made, their sources, and anticipated future costs.