The Court held that filing an unconditional notice of appearance is a deliberate procedural step constituting submission to jurisdiction, and a subsequent claim of mistake as to forensic consequences will not justify withdrawal. In cross-border estate disputes, anti-suit injunctions may be granted on an interim basis to preserve the Australian court's ability to determine the viability of equitable claims before permitting parallel foreign proceedings to advance, particularly where family provision claims create inevitable factual overlap.
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