Read the full judgment text of CAMP 212/2022 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 21 March 2023 before 潘兆初 (Chief Judge of the High Court), 朱芬齡 (Deputy President of the Court of Appeal).
Family law – Divorce – Custody – Leave to appeal – Refusal of leave to appeal – Costs – Self-represented litigant – Incomprehensible submissions – Leave to appeal refused – Costs ordered against Respondent – Summary assessment of costs – No oral hearing for reconsideration – District Court judges refused leave to appeal due to delay and lack of merit – Court of Appeal found no error by lower judges – Respondent's arguments based on 'fate' and 'Life Promise' irrelevant to child's welfare
Legal issues: Whether leave to appeal should be granted against refusal of leave to appeal by District Court · Whether there are other reasons in the interests of justice to grant leave to appeal
Outcome: Leave to appeal refused; four applications dismissed; costs ordered against Respondent
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