“Though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to the dawn of time. But if she could have looked a little further back… she would have known that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor’s stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backward.” - Aslan, C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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Chromatic v Clerical Clinginess: On the Reluctance to Release a Terminated Solicitor



🪞 Misrepresentation by Continued Mislisting: The Court’s Unwarranted Attachment to Mr. Mullem

Polly Chromatic v The Administrative Reluctance to Let Go of Fired Solicitors


🔎 Court Metadata

Filed: 29 July 2025
Reference Code: ZC25C50281
PDF Filename: 2025-07-30_SWANK_Notice_CourtMislisting_AlanMullem.pdf
Summary: Formal demand to the Central Family Court to remove Alan Mullem from all correspondence and court records, following clear termination of instruction.


I. What Happened

Despite my formal termination of Alan Mullem’s instruction as solicitor on [date], and the submission of a Notice of Acting in Person on [date], court documentation continues to reflect Mr. Mullem as my representative. This is not a clerical oversight — it is a procedural error that has actively obstructed my participation in the case and misrepresented my legal position.


II. What the Complaint Establishes

This is not a matter of administrative lag. It is a failure of procedural fidelity. The continued mislisting of Mr. Mullem — a party I have expressly dismissed — undermines my status as a Litigant in Person and risks further miscommunication, delayed service, and unjust procedural assumptions.


III. Why SWANK Logged It

Because the court must not cling to counsel I have cast off. The continued entanglement of a fired solicitor in my official proceedings does not merely reflect inefficiency — it suggests institutional inertia that prefers familiar names over legal truth. SWANK London Ltd exists to document precisely this type of bureaucratic gaslight.


IV. Violations

  • Procedural Inaccuracy – Misrecording of representation status

  • Right to a Fair Hearing (ECHR Art. 6) – Risk of delayed or improper service

  • Obstruction of Access to Justice – Disempowering a Litigant in Person

  • Failure to Act on Formal Notice – Ignoring properly submitted updates


V. SWANK’s Position

The court must, without further delay:

  1. Correct its records to reflect that I, Polly Chromatic, am acting in person;

  2. Cease all correspondence to or via Mr. Mullem;

  3. Confirm in writing that these corrections have been completed.

Failure to do so constitutes a material obstruction, and will be escalated accordingly.


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SWANK v Westminster: In Re The Vanishing of a 16-Year-Old Citizen



“He’s 16. He’s American. He’s Still Missing.”

A Diplomatic and Legal Alert on the Seizure of Regal — A U.S. Citizen Minor With Legal Autonomy and No Advocate


Filed Date: 24 June 2025

Reference Code: SWANK/USAEMBASSY/0624-REGAL-RIGHTS-VIOLATION
Court Filename: 2025-06-24_EmergencyAlert_USChildrenRemoval_RightsViolationNotice
One-line Summary: Formal diplomatic notice filed concerning the unlawful removal and secret detainment of 16-year-old Regal, a U.S. citizen with medical needs and legal autonomy.


I. What Happened

On 23 June 2025, Regal—16 years old, asthmatic, a U.S. passport holder, and eldest of four siblings—was forcibly removed from his home by Westminster Children’s Services without:

  • A court hearing

  • A warrant

  • Medical accommodation

  • Legal representation

  • Communication with family or the Embassy

At 16, Regal is legally entitled under UK law to significant self-determination and advocacy protections. He was given neither. He has not been seen nor heard from since.

This formal statement was submitted to the U.S. Embassy at 1:35 AM on 24 June 2025, constituting a rights-based emergency alert under consular and disability law.


II. What the Complaint Establishes

  • That Regal’s age and U.S. citizenship were ignored at removal, despite their legal and diplomatic weight.

  • That he was denied a legal advocate or any avenue to assert his autonomy, even though UK law distinguishes 16-year-olds from younger minors.

  • That no safeguarding rationale was disclosed to justify the absence of parental or consular presence.

  • That the removal occurred during an active civil claim, judicial review, and diplomatic monitoring effort.

  • That Romeo is now effectively a stateless detainee of local government policy.


III. Why SWANK Logged It

Because Regal’s disappearance is not metaphorical—it is literal, medical, and judicial.

Because removing a U.S. citizen child with legal autonomy from a disabled parent without communication, court scrutiny, or diplomatic protocol is not safeguarding—it is a violation of everything safeguarding pretends to be.

Because this is not only unlawful under UK family law—it is a consular incident.

And because if the state can vanish a 16-year-old citizen under the banner of protection, then SWANK will not only file it—it will publish it in capital letters.


IV. Violations

  • Vienna Convention on Consular Relations – Article 36 (rights of nationals abroad)

  • Children Act 1989 – Section 20 and 44 procedural requirements

  • Human Rights Act 1998 – Article 8 (family life), Article 6 (due process)

  • Equality Act 2010 – Failure to accommodate parental disability

  • UN Convention on the Rights of the Child – Articles 3, 9, 12

  • UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – Article 23 (family integrity)


V. SWANK’s Position

Regal is 16 years old.
He is American.
He is asthmatic.
He has been removed without representation, documentation, or justification.
He is—by all legal and ethical definitions—unlawfully held.

SWANK London Ltd. hereby notifies the public and all relevant institutions:
This is not a placement. This is a disappearance.


⟡ This Dispatch Has Been Formally Archived by SWANK London Ltd. ⟡ Every entry is timestamped. Every sentence is jurisdictional. Every structure is protected. To mimic this format without licence is not homage. It is breach. We do not permit imitation. We preserve it as evidence. This is not a blog. This is a legal-aesthetic instrument. Filed with velvet contempt, preserved for future litigation. Because evidence deserves elegance. And retaliation deserves an archive. © 2025 SWANK London Ltd. All formatting and structural rights reserved. Use requires express permission or formal licence. Unlicensed mimicry will be cited — as panic, not authorship.