Cluny and Skinner

In the matter of *Cluny and Skinner*, heard by Kent J, the dispute concerned an application by the Wife for contravention, filed on 25 August 2015. The Husband sought to have this application dismissed, arguing that the Wife had failed to establish a prima facie case.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the Wife's application for contravention had sufficient grounds to proceed, meaning whether a prima facie case had been made out by the evidence presented.

Kent J dismissed the Husband's application for dismissal. The reasoning applied was that the Wife's application did, in fact, establish a prima facie case, meaning there was sufficient evidence to warrant further consideration of the contravention allegations. Consequently, the Husband's attempt to have the matter thrown out at this preliminary stage was unsuccessful.