Rosington and Rosington

In the matter of *Rosington and Rosington*, Loughnan J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered allegations of contempt brought by the husband against the wife. The dispute centred on the wife's alleged contravention of court orders made on 25 November 2015, specifically concerning the withdrawal of funds from a T Bank account.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether the wife had, in fact, contravened the orders of 25 November 2015 by making specific withdrawals from her T Bank account on various dates between September and November 2016. The Court was required to determine if these actions constituted contempt of the existing court orders.

Loughnan J found that the wife was in contempt of court. This finding was based on the evidence that she had withdrawn $222,521 from her T Bank account on 1 September 2016, and further sums of $30,000 on each of 27 October 2016, 31 October 2016, 1 November 2016, 3 November 2016, 4 November 2016, and 7 November 2016. The Court accordingly adjourned the proceedings to a date to be fixed to consider any consequential orders arising from these findings of contempt.