Appeal against determination in care proceedings. Part way through the mother had sought an adjournment so as to instruct different lawyers, but this had been refused.
Judges:
Rix, Lloyd, McFarlane LJJ
Citations:
[2013] EWCA Civ 164
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – In Re B and T (care proceedings: legal representation) CA 2001
Thorpe LJ said: ‘The assertion by Mr Miss Booth that art 6 obliged the judge to discontinue on either 12 June or, if not then, on 14 June, seems to me to be an unrealistic submission. In this jurisdiction the proceedings are not adversarial . .
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Children, Litigation Practice
Updated: 14 November 2022; Ref: scu.472107