SD23P20230/SD15/25 - [2025] EWHC 2960 (Fam)

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Before :

MS JUSTICE HENKE

Re: J (A child) (Surrogacy: Adoption Order)

Louise MacLynn KC leading Melissa Elsworth (instructed by Edward Cooke Family Law)for the Applicants

The First Respondent appeared as a Litigant in Person

Sharon Segal KC leading Niamh Daly (instructed by Russel-Cooke LLP) for the Second Respondent

Pauline Troy instructed byand for the Third Respondent

Edward Flood (instructed by Osbornes Law) for the Intervenor

Hearing dates: 22-23 September 2025

Approved Judgment

This judgment is handed down at 2pm on 27 October 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and release to the National Archives.

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MS JUSTICE HENKE

This judgment was given in private. The judge gives permission 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 this 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.

Introduction and Background