Case notes Property – High Court sets aside stay order – Full Court misapplied res judicata and Anshun estoppel Clayton v Bant [2020] HCA 44 Robert Glade-Wright
Case notes Costs – husband wins appeal of costs order – wife’s settlement offer did not conclude all matters in issue Paradin [2020] FamCAFC 245 Robert Glade-Wright
Case notes Children – single expert – general child and family psychiatrist preferred over specialist perinatal psychiatrist Lambard & Lambard and Ors (No.2) [2020] FamCA 858 Robert Glade-Wright
Case notes Property – wife fails in her attempt to have a related company pay partial property settlement Russo and Russo & Ors [2020] FCWA 182 Robert Glade-Wright
Case notes Property – treatment of deed of gift – majority of High Court reaffirms wide discretion of trial judge Hsiao v Fazarri [2020] HCA 35 Robert Glade-Wright
Case notes Appeal – consent orders cannot be appealed on the merits – father sought to withdraw his consent Melville (No.3) [2020] FamCAFC 231 Robert Glade-Wright