E (A Child), Re [2025] EWCA Civ 1563 (02 December 2025)

E (A Child), Re [2025] EWCA Civ 1563 (02 December 2025)

Permission to appeal is refused because the applicant had fair opportunity to respond to criticisms, did not raise procedural unfairness or challenge the findings below, the grounds are either out of time or lack merit, and there is no basis for anonymisation or for challenging the findings or their publication.

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Citation
[2025] EWCA Civ 1563
Parties
Applicant/interested Party: Aimee Dover; 1st Respondent: The Father; 2nd Respondent: The Mother; 3rd Respondent: E, a child (by his Children's Guardian)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
02 December 2025
Procedural Posture
Appeal (family Law) / Permission to Appeal and Related Applications
Outcome
Permission to appeal refused; all applications dismissed.
Legal Topics
Children Act 1989, Anonymity in Judgments, Procedural Fairness, Article 8 ECHR, Article 6 ECHR, Open Justice, Professional Regulation
Family Law Human Rights Children Act 1989 Anonymity in Judgments Procedural Fairness Article 8 ECHR Article 6 ECHR Open Justice +1 more

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Parties

Aimee Dover

Applicant/interested Party

The Father

1st Respondent

The Mother

2nd Respondent

E, a child (by his Children's Guardian)

3rd Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal (family Law) / Permission to Appeal and Related Applications

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant was denied procedural fairness in the making and publication of adverse findings against her
  2. 2 Whether the applicant should be anonymised in the published judgment
  3. 3 Whether the findings and publication violated the applicant's Article 8 rights

Ratio Decidendi

Permission to appeal is refused because the applicant had fair opportunity to respond to criticisms, did not raise procedural unfairness or challenge the findings below, the grounds are either out of time or lack merit, and there is no basis for anonymisation or for challenging the findings or their publication.

Court Disposition

Permission to appeal refused; all applications dismissed.

Orders

  • Reporting restriction order discharged
  • Judgment may be cited