Narkis and Narkis (No. 2)

In the matter of *Narkis and Narkis (No. 2)*, Bennett J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application by the wife for an adjournment of the husband's contravention application. This was the second adjournment application made by the wife on the day, the first having been disallowed.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to grant the wife's second application for an adjournment of the husband's contravention proceedings. The court also had to determine the costs thrown away by the proceedings on that day and consider potential applications by the wife to restrain the husband's legal representation.

Bennett J granted the wife's second adjournment application, setting down the further hearing of the contravention application for 30 July 2015. The judge reserved the costs of the husband thrown away on the day, fixing them at $3,426, to be determined at the hearing of the contravention application. Directions were also given regarding the transcription of the reasons for the court's decisions on the adjournment applications. Furthermore, the court set a strict timetable for any application by the wife to restrain counsel acting for the husband, including a hearing on 24 July 2015, with a limited time allocation for argument.