Morris and Somers (No 2)

In *Morris and Somers (No 2)*, Loughnan J of the Family Court of Australia considered an oral application by the mother for leave to re-open her case to adduce further evidence, following substantive parenting proceedings.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to grant the mother leave to re-open her case to present additional evidence. This required the court to consider the principles governing the re-opening of cases and the admission of fresh evidence after proceedings have concluded.

Loughnan J dismissed the mother's application. While the reasons for judgment in the substantive parenting proceedings were published, the specific reasoning for the dismissal of the application to re-open the case was not detailed in the provided text. The court's decision indicates that the threshold for re-opening a case to adduce further evidence was not met.