Crowley and Picton

In the matter of *Crowley and Picton*, heard before Rees J, the father applied for the removal of the Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL). The specific nature of the underlying dispute between the parties is not detailed in the provided text, beyond the father's application concerning the ICL.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the ICL should be removed from their role. This required the Court to consider the circumstances and evidence presented by the father in support of his application for removal, and to determine if those circumstances warranted such a significant step.

Rees J dismissed the father's application for the removal of the ICL. While the reasoning behind this dismissal is not elaborated upon in the provided text, the outcome indicates that the Court found no sufficient grounds to justify the removal of the ICL. The Court then made further orders regarding the filing and service of affidavits by the parties and listed the matter for a call-over hearing.