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Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Before:
MR JUSTICE MACDONALD
Between :
M | Applicant |
- and - | |
F | First Respondent |
-and- | |
PA | Second Respondent |
-and- | |
PG | Third Respondent |
-and- | |
Y and Z (Children by their Children’s Guardian) | Fourth and Fifth Respondents |
Miss Jacqueline Renton KC and Mr Simon Edward Rowbotham (instructed by London Family Solicitor) for the Applicant
Mr Christopher Hames KC and Mr Matthew Fletcher (instructed by Creightons Solicitors) for the First Respondent
Mr Mark Jarman KC and Mr Jonathan Evans (instructed by Duncan Lewis Solicitors) for the Second and Third Respondents
Ms Adele Cameron-Douglas (instructed by Cafcass Legal) for the Fourth and Fifth Respondents
Hearing dates: 6 and 7 October 2025
Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 10.30am on 17 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 MACDONALD
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 children and members of their family 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.