I have found that family lawyers generally fall into one of 2 camps when considering the impact of the High Court of Australia's decision in Stanford.[1]  There is one camp who submits that the decision can be limited to its extraordinary facts, and that its general comments on the way that a Court should approach its s79...

Frequently in family law proceedings, one party has greater access to resources to pay for legal costs and related expenses than the other party. The discrepancy between parties' resources is often most stark in complex financial cases. This article looks at the options for a party to obtain an order for funds to pay legal...