Padnall and Padnall (No. 2)

In *Padnall and Padnall (No. 2)*, Berman J of the Family Court of Australia considered an oral application for consent orders made on 17 October 2014. The specific nature of the dispute between the parties, Mr and Mrs Padnall, is not detailed in the provided text, beyond the fact that it concerned an application for consent orders.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to approve and make orders based on the consent reached by the parties. This required the court to assess the application against the relevant legal standards and principles governing the making of consent orders in family law matters.

Berman J dismissed the oral application for consent orders. While the reasons for dismissal are not elaborated upon in the provided text, the decision indicates that the court found grounds not to endorse the proposed consent orders. The court's ultimate order was that the application be dismissed.