Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2006] All ER (D) 92 (Aug)
Neutral Citation: [2006] EWCA Civ 1190
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Thorpe and Wall LJJ

Representation The father in the case of S appeared in person.
  Christopher Wall for the father in the case of C-W.
  Paul Hepher (instructed by CAFCASS Legal) as advocate to the court.
Judgment Dates: 18 August 2006

Catchwords

Children and young persons - Court proceedings - Protection of child concerned in proceedings - Orders prohibiting fathers from making further applications under without leave - Applications by fathers for leave to apply for contact order - Whether court could attach conditions to order - , s 91(14).

The Case

of the Children Act 1989 did not make provision for the attachment of any conditions for any orders made under that section. A s91(14) order could properly be made without limit of time or for the period over which the court, absent exceptional circumstances, had jurisdiction to make orders in relation to children under s8 of the Act.

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