NG23C50181 - [2025] EWHC 810 (Fam)

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

Before :

MRS JUSTICE LIEVEN

Between :

A LOCAL AUTHORITY

Applicant

and

THE ‘MOTHER’

First Respondent

and

FATHER ‘X’

Second Respondent

and

FATHER ‘Y’

Third Respondent

and

A, B, C & D

(Through their Children’s Guardian)

Fourth – Seventh Respondents

Ms Sarah Dines (instructed by A Local Authority) for the Applicant

Mr Ben Clulee (instructed by Bhatia Best Solicitors) for the Mother

Ms Judy Claxton (instructed by Jackson Quinn Solicitors) for X

Ms Emily Sherwood (instructed by Rotheras Solicitors) for Y

Ms Anita Thind (instructed by Nelsons Solicitors) for A, B, C & D.

Hearing dates: 3 March 2025

Approved Judgment

This judgment was handed down remotely at 10.30am on 21 March 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail.

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MRS JUSTICE LIEVEN

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.