Osborne and Galloway (No 2)

In *Osborne and Galloway (No 2)*, Baumann J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application for costs made by the Independent Children’s Lawyer.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the Independent Children’s Lawyer was entitled to an order for costs against the father, given the circumstances of the proceedings.

Baumann J dismissed the Independent Children’s Lawyer’s application for costs. The reasons for this decision are not detailed in the provided extract, but the outcome was a refusal to grant costs against the father.