Short & Trevillian (No. 2)

The parties in this matter were the husband and wife, who were engaged in family law proceedings. The wife sought an injunction to restrain the husband from dealing with a particular bank account. The application for the injunction was heard by Strickland J.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to grant the wife's application for an injunction in relation to the bank account. A secondary issue concerned the wife's application for costs, including reimbursement of costs paid to the Independent Children’s Lawyer, which was listed for hearing.

Strickland J dismissed the application for the injunction on the basis that there was no evidence presented to support the wife's claim. Without sufficient evidence to establish the grounds for injunctive relief, the court was unable to grant the application. The application for costs was listed for a separate hearing.