Read the full judgment text of FCMC 17195/2013 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 3 March 2015 before 區域法院暫委法官彭家光.
Family law – custody – leave to appeal – new evidence – Ladd v Marshall principles – District Court Ordinance s.63A – self-represented parties – application refused. The applicant sought to admit new evidence regarding school activities but failed the Ladd v Marshall test due to lack of reasonable diligence. The court found no reasonable chance of success for the appeal against the custody judgment which favored the mother as primary caregiver. Leave to appeal refused and costs awarded to the Respondent.
Legal issues: Admissibility of new evidence · Granting leave to appeal
Outcome: Leave to appeal refused; costs order against the applicant.
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