Mikono and Perez (Costs)

In the matter of *Mikono and Perez*, Justice Murphy of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia was required to consider an application for costs made by the Independent Children’s Lawyer. The specific nature of the underlying dispute between the parties, Mikono and Perez, is not detailed in the provided text, but the application for costs by the Independent Children’s Lawyer was the central issue before the Court.

The sole legal issue before Justice Murphy was whether to grant the application for costs brought by the Independent Children’s Lawyer. This required the Court to assess the merits of the application and determine if the circumstances warranted an order for costs in favour of the Independent Children’s Lawyer.

Justice Murphy dismissed the application for costs made by the Independent Children’s Lawyer. No specific reasoning or legal principles applied in reaching this decision are provided in the excerpt. The Court’s final order was that the application for costs by the Independent Children’s Lawyer be dismissed.