PR24C50202 - [2025] EWHC 1977 (Fam)

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

Before :

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE HAYDEN

Between :

Michael Jones KC and Peter Rothery (instructed by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council) for the Applicant

Kate Burnell KC and Marie Claire Gane (instructed by Forbes Solicitors LLP) for the First Respondent

Frank Feehan KC and Kathryn Korol (instructed by Farleys Solicitors LLP) for the Second Respondent

Nick Goodwin KC and Heather Hobson (instructed by Roland Robinsons & Fentons Solicitors) for the Third Respondent

Hearing dates: 4^th to 11^th June 2025

Approved Judgment

This judgment was handed down remotely at 4pm on 28^th July 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE HAYDEN

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.