Read the full judgment text of CAMP 348/2023 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 9 April 2024 before Chu VP, Au-Yeung J.
Family law – child abduction – return of child – leave to appeal – reasonable prospect of success – Ladd v Marshall principles – social investigation report – jurisdiction dispute – best interests of the child – Court of Appeal refuses leave to appeal against District Court order for return of child to Hong Kong – No order as to costs
Legal issues: Ground 1 (Opportunity to adduce evidence) · Ground 2 (Care arrangements) · Ground 3 (New evidence/Jurisdiction)
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal dismissed; stay of execution refused; application for adducing further evidence refused.
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