FD24P00406 - [2025] EWHC 2836 (Fam)

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

Before:

MRS JUSTICE THEIS DBE

Between:

Deirdre Fottrell KC and Andrew Powell (instructed by The International Family Law Group LLP) for the Applicant

Rebecca Foulkes and Charlotte Baker (instructed by Dawson Cornwell) acting pro bono for the First Respondent

Michael Gration KC (instructed by Goodman Ray) acting pro bono for the Second Respondent

Hearing date: 13-14^th October 2025

Judgment date: 30^th October 2025

Approved Judgment

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This judgment was delivered in private. The judge has given leave for this version of the judgment to be published. Nobody may be identified by name or location. The anonymity of everyone other than the lawyers or anyone identified in this judgment must be strictly preserved. All persons, including representatives of the media and legal bloggers, must ensure that this condition is strictly complied with. Failure to do so may be a contempt of court.

Mrs Justice Theis DBE:

Introduction