(High Court, Hayden J, 27 July 2018)
Evidence– Father’s application for Child Arrangements Order - Serious allegations made by mother against father – Father acting as litigant in person, not allowed to cross-examine mother – Father appealed
The High Court allowed the appeal.
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Neutral Citation Number: [2018] EWHC 1987 (Fam)
Case No: ME17P00309
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
FAMILY DIVISION
ON APPEAL FROM HIS HONOUR JUDGE SCARATT sitting in the Family Court at Canterbury
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Date: 27/07/2018
Before :
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE HAYDEN
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Between :
PS
Appellant
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BP
Respondent
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Mr L Eaton (instructed by Aletta Shaw Solicitors) for the Appellant
Mr P Hepher (instructed by Brachers LLP) for the Respondent
Hearing date: 18th June 2018
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Judgment Approved
This judgment was delivered in public. The judge has given leave for this version of the judgment to be published on condition that (irrespective of what is contained in the judgment) in any published version of the judgment the anonymity of the children and members of their family must be strictly preserved. All persons, including representatives of the media, must ensure that this condition is strictly complied with. Failure to do so will be a contempt of court.
Judgment: PS v BP [2018] EWHC 1987 (Fam).rtf