The Weekly Law Reports
[1963] 2 WLR 155
[COURT OF APPEAL.]
FOWLER
v.
FOWLER AND SINE.
1962 Dec. 7.
Willmer, Harman and Davies L.JJ.
Infant
— Custody (Divorce Court)
— Evidence
— Welfare officer
— Report
— Whether reports available to parties and judge
— Judge's request to parties and representatives to leave court
— Private interview between judge and welfare officer
— Irregularity
— Whether judge entitled to receive confidential information not disclosed to parties.
Natural justice
— Opportunity to meet charge
— Custody issue
— Welfare officer interviewed by judge in private.
Justice must be seen to be done
— Custody issue
— Welfare officer
— Interviewed by judge in private.
Open Court
— Private audience with judge
— Welfare officer
— Custody issue
— Irregularity.