Hawtin and Hawtin (No 2)

In *Hawtin and Hawtin (No 2)*, Gill J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application by the Father concerning a subpoena for Ms F. The precise nature of the dispute leading to this application is not detailed, but it involved the Father seeking to compel the attendance or evidence of Ms F.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the Father's application for a subpoena for Ms F should be granted. This required the court to consider the appropriate procedural steps and the merits of issuing such a compulsory process at that stage of the proceedings.

Gill J dismissed the Father's application. The court also discharged a previous order that had adjourned the subpoena application to be dealt with at the giving of trial directions. This indicates that the court found no sufficient grounds to proceed with the subpoena at that time.