| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2011] All ER (D) 30 (Dec) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2011] EWCA Civ 1451 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Sir Nicholas Wall P, Rimer and Jackson LJJ |
| Representation | Jonathan Kirk QC for the father. |
| David Vavrecka for the authority. | |
| The second respondent did not appear and was not represented. | |
| Jane Rayson and Andrew Powell for the third respondent. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 6 December 2011 |
Catchwords
Family proceedings - Evidence - Expert evidence - Father seeking permission to seek second expert evidence from different expert - Court hearing evidence from father and first expert - Court not allowing for second expert and continuing with proceedings - Whether judge erring in exercise of discretion.
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Family proceedings Evidence. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, in dismissing a father's appeal against the judge's refusal to allow him to obtain a second report from a different expert in family proceedings, held that the decision had been one of judicial discretion which had, in the circumstances, been properly exercised.
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