Read the full judgment text of HCMP 1665/2016 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 26 August 2016 before 高等法院上訴法庭副庭長林文瀚，高等法院上訴法庭法官張澤祐.
Family law – child visitation – leave to appeal – District Court Ordinance s.63A(2) – discretion – social welfare report – refusal. The Court of Appeal considered an application for leave to appeal against a District Court decision refusing to vary temporary visitation orders. The Court held that the District Court Judge did not make a principled error in exercising discretion and the appeal did not have a reasonable chance of success. Leave to appeal was refused. Order 59 r.2A(8) applied to prevent oral hearing reconsideration.
Legal issues: Whether leave to appeal should be granted under s.63A(2) District Court Ordinance · Whether the District Court Judge made a principled error in exercising discretion
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal refused