LOMAX & KELLY

In *Lomax & Kelly*, the father sought orders for the appointment of a specific family report writer in proceedings before Hogan J. This application was made in circumstances where family reports had previously been prepared in the proceedings by a different family report writer.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether to grant the father's application for the appointment of a new, specific family report writer, notwithstanding the existence of prior reports.

Hogan J dismissed the father's application. While the specific reasoning is not detailed in the provided text, the outcome indicates that the Court was not persuaded to appoint a new family report writer, likely considering the previous reports sufficient or the application for a new one to be unnecessary or not in the best interests of the proceedings.

The Court ordered that the father's Application in a Case filed on 9 February 2016, as amended, be dismissed. The costs of and incidental to the appearances on that day were reserved.