28 Nov 2023
W v Y [2023] NZHC 3413
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 3413
- Court
- High Court
Leave to appeal was refused because the proposed appeal lacked sufficient merit; the guardianship direction for counselling was supported by a s 133 report and the children's lawyer and was justified by a clear risk of hardship if therapeutic support were delayed; the father's general disagreement with interim contact arrangements did not establish an arguable basis to overturn the order, and the leave gateway should filter such unmeritorious appeals.