McNicholl v McNicholl and Director-General of Social Welfare - [1996] 1 NZLR 611

Practice and procedure — Appeals to High Court — Service of duplicate notice of motion must be effected "before or immediately after the notice of motion is lodged in the High Court" — Whether service five days after the notice of motion was lodged was served "immediately after" — District Courts Act 1947, s 72(3).

Family and domestic relationships — Infants and children — Father and mother each applying for access — Father not taking part in Family Court proceedings — Order made in favour of mother — Father appealing — Whether appeal should be allowed to proceed — Guardianship Act 1968, s 31.