Questão jurídica principal
Whether the first-instance court violated the father’s right to be heard by deciding without allowing him to comment on the guardian’s submission.
Decisão extraída
Yes, the first-instance court infringed the right to be heard under the Constitution and the ECHR.
Fundamentação extraída
A party must be able to comment on every submission filed with the court, regardless of whether it contains new facts or seems influential.