Read the full judgment text of CACV 209/2009 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 9 July 2010 before Hon Cheung, Hartmann and Kwan JJA.
Civil procedure – Family law – Access – Relocation – Leave to appeal to Court of Final Appeal – Payne v. Payne – Best interests of child – Discretion of trial judge – Refusal of leave – Costs. The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal on grounds that the questions of law did not involve great general or public importance and the exercise of discretion was not manifestly wrong. The decision was based on the facts of the case where the child was seven years old and the parties had agreed to apply Payne v. Payne principles. Costs were awarded to the mother.
Legal issues: Leave to appeal to Court of Final Appeal
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal to Court of Final Appeal refused.
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