Sawer and Hugh (Disqualification)

In the matter of *Sawer and Hugh (Disqualification)*, Bennett J considered an application brought by the father. The precise nature of the dispute is not detailed, but the orders indicate it concerned family law proceedings initiated on 29 April 2010.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the father's application should be granted. The court was required to determine the merits of the father's application and, consequently, the appropriate orders regarding costs.

Bennett J dismissed the father's application. In consequence, the court ordered that the father pay the mother's costs of the application, fixed at $928, and the costs of the Independent Children's Lawyer, fixed at $1,600. Both cost orders were to be paid by 16 July 2010.