Romano and June

In the matter of *Romano and June*, heard and determined by Forrest J, the dispute concerned orders sought by the wife in relation to a property located at A Street, Western Australia. The wife sought to restrain the husband from dealing with his interest in this property.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to grant interlocutory injunctions to prevent the husband from disposing of or otherwise dealing with his interest in the specified property, and from seeking the release of a mortgage registered against it, without the wife's consent or a further court order.

Forrest J granted the injunctions, finding it appropriate to preserve the status quo concerning the property. The court applied principles relating to the granting of interlocutory relief, requiring the applicant to demonstrate a sufficient likelihood of success in the substantive proceedings and that the balance of convenience favoured the granting of the injunction. The court's decision aimed to ensure that the property remained available to satisfy any final orders that might be made in the proceedings.

The court ordered that the husband be restrained from selling, mortgaging, transferring, or otherwise dealing with his interest in the A Street property without the wife's prior written consent or a court order. Similarly, the husband was restrained from seeking the release of the National Australia Bank mortgage over the property without such consent or order. The costs of this specific application were reserved to the Trial Judge.