HARLAND & HARLAND

In *Harland & Harland*, heard before Rees J, the father sought an interim order in family law proceedings. The specific nature of the dispute leading to this application is not detailed in the provided text, beyond the fact that it concerned an interim application made by the father.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to grant the father's interim application, which had been filed on 19 November 2019. The court was required to determine the merits of this application and decide whether it should be dismissed or otherwise dealt with.

Rees J dismissed the father's interim application. The reasoning behind this decision is not elaborated upon in the provided extract, but the outcome was a clear rejection of the father's request for interim relief. The court's final order reflected this dismissal.