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Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Before :
MS JUSTICE HARRIS DBE
Between :
LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL | Applicant |
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MS A - and – MR O - and – N (Child acting through his Children’s Guardian) | 1st Respondent 2nd Respondent 3rd Respondent |
Leanne Target-Parker (instructed by Legal Services of Liverpool City Council) for the Applicant
Michael Jones KC and Natasha Johnson (instructed by Mssers Hogans Solicitors) for the 1st Respondent
Lorraine Cavanagh KC and Andrew Haggis (instructed by Mssers Morecrofts) for the 2nd Respondent
Julia Cheetham KC and Emma Squires (instructued by Mssers MSB Solicitors) for the 3rd Respondents
Hearing dates: 24th February, 25th February, 26th February, 27th February, 28th February, 4th April, 5th May and 12th June 2025
Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 1pm on 12/6/25.
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MS JUSTICE HARRIS DBE
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, must ensure that this condition is strictly complied with. Failure to do so will be a contempt of court.
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