Bondai & Bretton (No 2)

In *Bondai & Bretton (No 2)*, O'Reilly J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the mother seeking the discharge of the independent children's lawyer. The specific nature of the underlying dispute between the parties, beyond the mother's application concerning the independent children's lawyer, is not detailed in the provided text.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the independent children's lawyer should be discharged from their role. This required the court to assess the continued necessity and appropriateness of the independent children's lawyer's involvement in the proceedings, likely in light of the mother's application and any arguments presented in support of it.

O'Reilly J dismissed the mother's application for the discharge of the independent children's lawyer. While the reasoning behind this decision is not elaborated upon in the provided text, the outcome indicates that the court found sufficient grounds for the independent children's lawyer to continue their representation. The court also made orders regarding the process for dealing with any applications for costs, stipulating that these would be handled on the papers by a specified date.