Catherine and Dan Andrews, the former Victorian premiers, have reportedly reversed their opposition to turning over phone records related to the incident involving a cyclist.
Ryan Meuleman, who was injured in the accident, is suing the law firm Slater & Gordon.
The incident occurred in January 2013 when a cyclist collided with the vehicle driven by Mrs. Andrews.
On Monday, the case was brought before the Supreme Court. It was revealed that an agreement was reached regarding the release of phone records from the day of the accident.
James Catlin, the lawyer for Mr Meuleman, said he expected the hearing to be very contentious.
However, after the Andrews indicated that they would no longer fight the subpoena, he said they received correspondence at 8 am today.
Mr Catlin attributed the former’s decision to hire a prominent law firm, Philip Crutchfield KC, as a factor that contributed to the change in the status of the hearing.
The court was informed that the subpoena for records was first served in February.
It sought over a decade of phone data from the Andrews.
After several months, the period between when the subpoena was first served and when Mr Meuleman asked for the documents was reduced to just a day.
Representing the couple, Sebastian Campbell said that it was appropriate for the Andrews to initially reject the subpoena.
The documents that the Andrews agreed to provide to Mr Meuleman’s lawyers must be delivered by July 25.
According to Associate Justice Daly, it was abundantly clear that the hearing on Monday was unnecessary.
He also questioned why the Andrews took a couple of weeks to confirm their participation in the revised subpoena.
The judge ruled that the Andrews must pay the legal fees of Mr Meuleman for the hearing that was scheduled to take place on Monday.
She commended them for objecting to the subpoena, and she ordered the cyclist to settle the costs incurred during the negotiations.
In 2016, he received a compensation payment following the accident.
Mr Meuleman claims that Gordon and Slater failed to carry out a proper investigation regarding the accident.
He said that he was hit by the Andrews’ car in Blairgowrie, on the Mornington Peninsula. Mr Andrews has maintained that the vehicle was hit by the cyclist.
After the incident, Mr Meuleman told the police that the cyclist hit the vehicle.
His father, Peter, expressed his joy at the progress, saying that the family was still up for the fight and thanked everyone who supported them.
He stated that they were still gathering evidence in an attempt to prove that the initial investigation by the police was inadequate.
Due to the incident, Ryan has started to feel the strain of the situation, and the family is committed to doing whatever it takes to protect him.