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CONTACT: Re N (Contact) [2008] EWCA Civ 207
Date:12 FEB 2008

(Court of Appeal; Ward and Wall LJJ; 12 February 2008)

A judge's decision to proceed in the mother's absence had not been egregiously unfair, given that the mother had written to the court explaining her position, including her objections to shared care, but had not sought an adjournment.

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