In the Federal Court of Australia, a case management hearing is a meeting of the parties and the Court to identify issues at the earliest possible stage (Case Management Hearing).[1] They are the essential element of, and main procedure used in achieving, case management.[2] In Queensland Courts, they are referred to as case management conferences.[3] Case Management Hearings may be referred to by different terms in each State. This article discusses Case Management Hearings in the Federal Court. [Read more…]
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Consolidating related proceedings in the Federal Court
16 September 2020 by
In civil litigation it is surprisingly common for the parties to have more than one matter before the Court with overlapping fact matrices. Rule 30.11 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) (Rules) provides a mechanism by which the Federal Court, at the request of one or more of the parties to separate proceedings, can consolidate two or more separate but related proceedings. [Read more…]
