| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2006] All ER (D) 266 (May) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2006] EWCA Civ 630 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Thorpe and Wall LJJ |
| Representation | Marcus Scott-Manderson (instructed by White & Sherwin) for the mother. |
| Michael Hosford-Tanner (instructed by Percy Short & Cuthbert) for the father. | |
| Henry Setright QC (instructed by Reynolds Porter Chamberlain) for the child. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 18 May 2006 |
Catchwords
Child - Abduction - Foreign right of access - Request for return of child - Whether judge right to refuse request - Guidance - Council Regulation (EC) 2201/2003.
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In allowing an appeal against the refusal of a return order in child abduction proceedings, the Court of Appeal gave guidance on the procedure to be followed in relation to applications under Council Regulation (EC) 2201-2003 (concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and in matter of parental responsibility) which had been incorporated into the .
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