LEE & RIM

In the Family Court of Australia, before Johns J, the proceedings involved a dispute between a husband and wife concerning interim injunctive relief. The wife sought to continue injunctions previously granted, restraining the husband from closing down, transferring, or selling his interests in a business, and from selling, disposing of, or transferring his shares in a related company.

The primary legal issues before the court were whether to continue the interim injunctions restraining the husband's actions concerning the business and his shares, and how to manage the procedural aspects of the wife's applications. The court was also required to consider the husband's position regarding the continuation of these injunctions.

Johns J reasoned that the husband did not oppose the continuation of the injunctions. Accordingly, the court ordered that until further order, the husband be restrained by injunction from exercising his rights as a director of B Pty Ltd to close down, transfer, or sell the business C Pty Ltd without the wife's written consent or a court order. The husband was also restrained from selling, disposing of, or transferring his shares in B Pty Ltd without the wife's written consent or a court order. The wife's application filed on 1 July 2015 was dismissed, while her application filed on 4 June 2015 was adjourned for hearing on 21 August 2015. The husband was directed to file and serve any responding affidavits by 11 August 2015, and the costs of both parties were reserved.