BEWICK & BEWICK

In the matter of *Bewick & Bewick*, heard before Judge Scarlett, the dispute concerned arrangements for the children of the marriage. The specific nature of the dispute, such as whether it involved parenting orders or other family law matters, is not detailed in the provided text.

The court was required to determine the appropriate steps to ensure the children's interests were adequately represented and considered within the proceedings. This involved making orders for independent legal representation for the children and facilitating a process for their views and welfare to be assessed.

Judge Scarlett made several orders pursuant to the *Family Law Act 1975*. These included directing the parties to attend a reportable Child Dispute Conference with a Family Consultant. Crucially, the court ordered that the interests of the children, [X] and [Y], be independently represented by a lawyer, requesting Legal Aid NSW to arrange this. The parties were also ordered to provide all relevant documents to the appointed Independent Children’s Lawyer within fourteen days, and the Independent Children’s Lawyer was granted leave to issue up to ten subpoenas without charge. The application was subsequently adjourned for further mention.