Read the full judgment text of FCMC 9098/2018 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 9 December 2020 before Her Honour Judge Grace Chan.
Matrimonial causes – District Court – Leave to appeal – Case management directions – Government clinical psychologist report – Parental alienation – Natural justice – Best interests of children – Costs – Whether appeal has reasonable prospect of success – Whether appointment of government clinical psychologist was erroneous – Whether natural justice breached – Whether consent required – Whether government psychologist qualified – Whether appointment premature – Leave to appeal refused; Stay dismissed; Costs awarded to wife
Legal issues: Standard for leave to appeal · Ground 1 - Error in law ordering report · Ground 2 - Natural justice · Ground 3 - Consent of custodian parents · Ground 4 - Expertise of government psychologist · Ground 5 - Prematurity of appointment · Stay Application
Outcome: Leave to appeal refused; Stay application dismissed.
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