MG (A Child) (Abduction: Norway: Art 13b: Mental Health), Re
| Court | Family Division |
| Judgment Date | 01 October 2026 |
| Neutral Citation | [2026] EWHC 2486 (Fam) |
| Date | 01 October 2026 |
| Year | 2026 |
Approved High Court Judgment Re MG (A Child)(Abduction: Norway: Art 13b: Mental Health)
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Neutral Citation Number: [2026] EWHC 2486 (Fam)
Case No: FD26P00458
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
FAMILY DIVISION
IN THE MATTER OF THE CHILD ABDUCTION AND CUSTODY ACT 1985
INCORPORATING THE 1980 HAGUE CONVENTION ON THE CIVIL ASPECTS OF
INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION
IN THE MATTER OF MG (A GIRL)
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Date: 1 October 2026
Before:
MR DAVID REES KC
(Sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)
(In Private)
(Re MG (A Child)(Abduction: Norway: Art 13b: Mental Health))
BETWEEN
:
CA
Applicant
and
SR
Respondent
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Mr Michael Gration KC and Mr Mani Singh Basi (instructed by Bindmans LLP) for the
Applicant
Ms Ruth Kirby KC and Mr Edward Bennett (instructed by Dawson Cornwell LLP) for the
Respondent
Hearing dates: 28 and 29 September 2026
Approved High Court Judgment Re MG (A Child)(Abduction: Norway: Art 13b: Mental Health)
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Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 10.30am on 1 October 2026 by circulation to
the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.
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This judgment was delivered in private [and a reporting restrictions order OR transparency
order is in force]. 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.
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