M and K, Re (temporary leave to remove to non-convention country)

M is a little girl aged 8, almost 9 years, (born 25 th January 2007). She has a sister, K, who is 6 years old (born 11 th August 2009). The girls' mother is DS (the mother) and their father is GS (the father). The children live with their mother and spend time with their father every other weekend and at holidays.

The mother is a Malaysian national. The father is British. Both children were born in England and are also British nationals.

The mother applies to discharge an order made by DJ Lewis restraining her from leaving the jurisdiction with the children. In the first place she wishes to go on holiday to Malaysia in February 2016 to attend a family wedding; the children have been invited to be bridesmaids. However, she is also keen to be free to be able to go to Malaysia with the children when her finances permit in order to spend time with their Malaysian extended family.

The father opposes the mother taking the children to Malaysia. His case is that if allowed to attend the wedding she will not return. The result will be, he says, what she has always wished for - a severance of his relationship with his daughters. He opposes her taking the children anywhere outside of the jurisdiction of England and Wales.

The parents met in 2004 and married the following year. The mother was born in Malaysia. She came to the UK in September 2000. She was 24 years old. She came to study. She has lived here ever since.