On an application for leave to appeal in a matter of contact, the judge should not make any order to extend the current contact arrangement. There is no automatic right of appeal to the Court of Appeal on contact matters. The judge’s decision was well within the ambit of his discretion, and a court of appeal would not be able to disturb it.
Citations:
[1997] EWCA Civ 3034
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Children
Updated: 13 November 2022; Ref: scu.143433