Parsons and Timms (No 2)

In *Parsons and Timms (No 2)*, Dawe J considered an application by the wife for interim orders to continue injunctions restraining the husband from dealing with various assets. The husband opposed the application, arguing that such injunctions posed a risk to his financial circumstances and business dealings.

The central legal issue before the court was whether it was proper to grant the injunctions sought by the wife. This involved assessing the balance of convenience and the potential prejudice to each party in the context of ongoing family law proceedings.

Dawe J reasoned that it was appropriate to grant the injunctions, subject to certain exceptions. The court ordered that the husband be restrained from disposing of, transferring, encumbering, or otherwise dealing with specific properties and his shareholdings in several companies, as well as increasing the balance of a residential loan and overdraft limits, except in the ordinary course of his business. The husband was also restrained from dealing with the assets of his self-managed superannuation fund, again save for the ordinary course of business. Crucially, the husband was permitted to undertake other transactions if he first obtained the written consent of the wife. The further consideration of the proceedings was adjourned.