| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2010] All ER (D) 225 (Jul) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2010] EWCA Civ 89 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Wilson LJ and Henderson J |
| Representation | Roderick Hine for the mother. |
| Robin Tolson QC for the grandparents. | |
| Marcus Scott-Manderson for the father. | |
| Leslie Samuels for the guardian. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 21 January 2010 |
Catchwords
Family proceedings - Orders in family proceedings - Contact order - Child - Grandparents applying for contact order - Professionals in proceedings advising against contact - Judge granting application and ordering immediate contact - Whether judge erring.
The Case
Family proceedings Orders in family proceedings. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, held that the judge had erred in ordering contact with the grandparents, in respect of a nine-year-old child, in circumstances where five professionals had advised against contact.
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