Parker and Medwell and Anor

In the matter of *Parker and Medwell and Anor*, Dawe J considered an application for leave to intervene in proceedings concerning a child, S, born in May 2013. The application was brought by the paternal grandmother, who sought to participate in the proceedings to obtain orders for time to be spent with the child.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether to grant the paternal grandmother leave to intervene in the existing proceedings. This required the Court to consider the appropriate conditions to be imposed upon such intervention, ensuring that the grandmother would properly articulate her case and provide necessary evidence.

Dawe J granted leave for the paternal grandmother to intervene, subject to specific conditions. These conditions mandated that the grandmother file and serve a Response to the Initiating Application by a specified date, detailing the orders sought for time with the child. Furthermore, she was required to file and serve an affidavit of Evidence-in-Chief, including all proposed exhibits, by a subsequent date.