At a family settlement conference, neither side uploaded required conference materials to the proper Case Center bundle despite repeated prior non-compliance in the same proceeding.
After hearing submissions, the court applied Family Law Rule 24(11) and the governing practice directions requiring timely and correct uploading of materials.
The court held that counsel, not the court, bear responsibility for proper uploads and that repeated failures wasted scarce judicial resources and frustrated the primary objective under Rule 2.
The court made personal cost-consequence orders against both counsel, prohibiting them from charging specified fees and disbursements tied to the wasted conference date.
