Pardo and Silve (No 2)

In the matter of *Pardo and Silve (No 2)*, Watts J of the Supreme Court of Queensland was required to determine issues arising from an application concerning the management and disbursement of funds, as well as the payment of costs. The dispute centred on the proper use of a case management fund and the discharge of an injunction restraining the wife from dealing with certain bank funds.

The court was asked to clarify the terms of a prior case management order, specifically regarding the joint account established for the payment of a child's school fees and associated expenses. Additionally, the court considered an application for costs and the conditions under which an existing injunction against the wife dealing with her bank funds should be lifted.

Watts J ordered that the case management fund be held in the joint names of the parties, requiring the signature of both to withdraw funds, and that these monies be exclusively used for the child's private school fees and associated expenses. The court further ordered the wife to pay the husband $30,000 within seven days from specific funds held in her name at the Bank of Queensland, which payment was to encompass any costs previously reserved in the husband's favour. Upon this payment, any injunctive order or undertaking restraining the wife from dealing with those particular Bank of Queensland funds was discharged. No order for costs was made in relation to the proceedings heard on that day.