Pedrana and Roberts

In the matter of *Pedrana and Roberts*, heard by Johns J, the husband sought to strike out the wife's application. The dispute concerned proceedings between the parties, and the husband's application was to have the wife's initiating application dismissed.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the husband's application to strike out the wife's initiating application should be granted. This required the court to consider the sufficiency of the wife's application and whether it disclosed a cause of action or was otherwise an abuse of process.

Johns J determined that the husband's application to strike out the wife's initiating application should be granted. The court's reasoning, though not detailed in the provided text, led to the conclusion that the wife's application was not sustainable. Consequently, the court ordered that the husband's Further Amended Initiating Application filed on 14 July 2017 be struck out, the mention hearing listed for 14 March 2018 be vacated, and the appointment of the Independent Children’s Lawyer be discharged.