G (a child), Court of Appeal - Civil Division, July 28, 2003, [2003] EWCA Civ 1055

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G (a child), Court of Appeal - Civil Division, July 28, 2003, [2003] EWCA Civ 1055

B1/2003/1292

Neutral Citation No: [2003] EWCA Civ 1055

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)

ON APPEAL FROM MANCHESTER COUNTY COURT

(HIS HONOUR JUDGE IAIN HAMILTON)

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand, London WC2A 2LL

Monday 28 July 2003

Before:

THE PRESIDENT

LORD JUSTICE THORPE

and

LORD JUSTICE RIX

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ROBIN SPON-SMITH (instructed by Bar Pro Bono Unit) appeared for the appellant father.

KATHRYN M KOROL (instructed by Messrs Green & Co of Manchester M3 2WJ) appeared for the Guardian Ad Litem.

HEATHER HOBSON (instructed by Messrs Glaisyers of Manchester M13 0SH) appeared for the mother.

HEATHER MACGREGOR (instructed by CAFCASS Legal) appeared as advocate to the court.

Hearing date: Tuesday 1 July 2003

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JUDGMENT: APPROVED BY THE COURT FOR HANDING DOWN (SUBJECT TO EDITORIAL CORRECTIONS)

THORPE LJ:

1. There have been long running proceedings in the Manchester County Court between the parents of AG born on 3 July 1996. The central issue has always been contact, or rather lack of contact, between AG and her father Mr B. I will refer to him throughou...

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