Haykal and Krawiec

In the matter of *Haykal and Krawiec*, heard before Johnston J, the father sought an adjournment of proceedings concerning a stay. The Independent Children's Lawyer requested the dismissal of the father's application for a stay, which the father subsequently refused to present.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to grant the father's application for an adjournment of the stay proceedings. Arising from this, the court also considered the father's refusal to present his filed application for a stay and the appropriate course of action in light of that refusal.

Johnston J dismissed the father's application for an adjournment. Following this dismissal, the father refused to proceed with his application for a stay. In these circumstances, the court dismissed the father's application for a stay, noting that the Independent Children's Lawyer had requested such dismissal.