Harland and Harland

In *Harland and Harland*, Rees J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application by the wife for litigation funding. The wife sought an order for funds to meet her legal costs in ongoing family law proceedings.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the wife had established a sufficient basis to warrant an order for litigation funding. This required the court to assess the merits of her application in light of the relevant legal principles governing such orders.

Rees J dismissed the wife's application for litigation funding. While the specific reasons for dismissal are not detailed in the provided text, the outcome indicates that the wife failed to satisfy the necessary legal threshold for an order of this nature. The court's order was that the Amended Response to an Application in a Case filed by the wife on 8 March 2016, seeking an order for litigation funds, be dismissed.