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Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Before :
MR JUSTICE PEEL
Between :
DC | Applicant |
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DC | Respondent |
The applicant father in person
Charlotte Georges (instructed by Jones Myers) for the Respondent mother
Hearing dates: 7-8 October 2025
Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 10.30am on 9 October 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.
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MR JUSTICE PEEL
This judgment was delivered in private. The judge has given leave for this version of the judgment to be published on condition that (irrespective of what is contained in the judgment) in any published version of the judgment the anonymity of the child and members of their family must be strictly preserved. All persons, including representatives of the media, must ensure that this condition is strictly complied with. Failure to do so will be a contempt of court.
Mr Justice Peel :
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- The father (“F”) of a child now aged 3 ½ (“O”) applied on 12 February 2025 for a summary return order to Thailand pursuant to the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court. The children’s mother (“M”) o
- Oral evidence/fact finding
- The history
- Cafcass Officer
- The Single Joint Expert on Thai law
- F’s case
- M’s case
- Conclusions
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