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Hillary Pollock instructed by Hecht Montgomery Solicitors for the mother Suzannah Hargreaves, senior solicitor for the local authority Paulina Panayiotou, Hanne and Co, solicitor for the child Hearing dates: 24 January and 15 February 2024 ____________________
(1) An order under FPR PD12C, paragraph 3.2, to dispense with service of Form C6A (notice to non-parties) upon the father.
(2) An order under the inherent jurisdiction to prevent any party notifying any other relatives of the existence of these proceedings.
(1) The mother concealed her pregnancy, primarily because she was in genuine fear of the maternal grandfather finding out.
(2) The father has convictions for serious violence involving possession of a knife. The decision by the paternal grandmother not to tell her son could be corroboration of the mother's concern that he might be violent to her himself and / or might well inform the maternal grandfather about the child.
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