CB (Habitual Residence: Child Born and Present Abroad), Re

Mark Jarman KC and Amean Elgadhy (instructed by MSB Solicitors) for the Applicant The First Respondent not attending The Second Respondent in person Emily James KC (instructed by Birmingham Children's Trust) for the First Intervenor Kate Lamont (instructed by The London Borough of Enfield) for the Second Intervenor Hearing date: 26 June 2025 ____________________

ii) Appropriate forum and the application of Article 8 or Article 9 of the 1996 Hague Convention.

iv) Which Local Authority would be the designated Local Authority were CB returned to England and Wales.

ii) The Applicant told the Court in her first and second witness statements that she was in Spain on holiday when CB was born prematurely. In contradiction to that, according to the statement of the Social Work Team Manager for the Second Intervenor, MB told her at a meeting in April 2025:

iii) CB stated in her second witness statement that she lived at an address in London within the area for which the Second Intervenor is responsible. Checks at that address showed that she had no connection with it. A dispute arose as to which Intervenor would be the designated authority and that was only resolved shortly before this hearing. The Applicant has in fact been living in Birmingham.