(Court of Appeal, Civil Division, McFarlane, David Richards and Peter Jackson LJJ, 27 March 2018)
Abduction – Hague Convention 1980 – Wrongful retention – False assertions of consent and acquiescence – Appeal from refusal to grant return order
The appeal was allowed and an order was made for the immediate return of the children to Spain.
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Neutral Citation Number: [2018] EWCA (Civ) 614
Case No: B4/2018/0121
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)
ON APPEAL FROM HIGH COURT, FAMILY DIVISION
HHJ GARETH JONES
FD17P00471
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Date: 27 March 2018
Before :
LORD JUSTICE McFARLANE
LORD JUSTICE DAVID RICHARDS
and
LORD JUSTICE PETER JACKSON
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Re: B (Children)
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Richard Harrison QC and Kristina Hopper (instructed by Williams & Co Solicitors) for the Appellant Mother
The Respondent Father acted in person
Hearing date: 20 March 2018
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Judgment Approved
Judgment: Re B (Children)(Return of Children) [2018] EWCA Civ 614.rtf