Drogan and Mallory

The applicants, Drogan and Mallory, sought leave from the court to commence adoption proceedings. The specific nature of the dispute and the proposed adoption are not detailed in the provided text, but the application for leave was heard by Murphy J.

The central legal issue before Murphy J was whether to grant the applicants leave to commence adoption proceedings. This required the court to consider the relevant legislative provisions and criteria governing the granting of such leave.

Murphy J dismissed the applications for leave to commence adoption proceedings. The reasons for this dismissal are not elaborated upon in the provided text, but the outcome was a refusal of the applicants' request.