Wilshaw and Wilshaw (No 2)

In *Wilshaw and Wilshaw (No 2)*, Hannam J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the father (the Applicant) seeking to adjourn proceedings. The father had filed an Application in a Case on 13 March 2015, which the court ultimately dismissed. Despite the dismissal of the adjournment application, the court confirmed the previously scheduled hearing dates for late April and early May 2015.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to grant the father's application for an adjournment of the substantive proceedings. This involved considering the father's preparedness and the potential prejudice to the parties if the matter were to proceed as scheduled.

Hannam J reasoned that the father had not demonstrated sufficient grounds to warrant an adjournment, particularly given the history of the proceedings and the impending hearing dates. The court extended the time for the father to file and serve his amended Initiating Application, Financial Statement, chronology, and consolidated affidavits to 13 April 2015. However, the court made it clear that compliance with this amended timetable was expected, and any future applications for adjournment on similar grounds would not be entertained. Furthermore, the court warned that failure to file evidence by the extended deadline might result in the matter proceeding without the father's material being considered.