The Public Guardian and Trustee held statutory guardianship over an adult and refused an application by the adult's brother to replace it as guardian, finding the brother unsuitable to manage the adult's property and lacking a suitable management plan.
The application judge approved the Public Guardian and Trustee's refusal.
On appeal, the brother challenged the decision on grounds that the application judge failed to consider all evidence and misapplied the applicable test.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding no legal error, error in principle, or palpable or overriding errors of fact.
The court also rejected the appellant's request to adduce fresh evidence and declined to appoint a criminal lawyer to investigate alleged surveillance.
