NEWPORT & NEWPORT

In the matter of *Newport & Newport*, heard before McClelland J, the father sought a finding that the single expert appointed in the proceedings was biased.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the conduct of the single expert warranted a finding of bias, thereby potentially undermining the expert's report and its admissibility or weight in the proceedings.

McClelland J dismissed the father's application. The reasoning for this decision is not detailed in the provided extract, but the outcome indicates that the court was not satisfied that the expert's conduct met the threshold for a finding of bias.

The court ordered that the father's application for a finding that the single expert is biased be dismissed.