T (A Child) (No.2) (Transparency: Publication of the Party’s Names), Re

T (A Child) (No.2) (Transparency: Publication of the Party’s Names), Re

The public interest in publication of the judgment naming the parents outweighs the Article 8 rights of the mother and children, provided the children are not named. The judgment will be published with the parents' names but the children will be identified only by random initials, protecting their privacy while serving open justice and enabling the children to access the court's findings.

Parties
Applicant: Mother; Respondent: Father
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 October 2024
Procedural Posture
Family Law Children Proceedings / Judgment on Publication and Anonymisation of Party Names
Outcome
Judgment to be published naming the parents; children to remain anonymised.
Legal Topics
Anonymisation of Judgments, Publication of Family Court Judgments, Children's Rights to Privacy, Open Justice, Balancing Article 8 and Article 10 ECHR
Family Law Human Rights Anonymisation of Judgments Publication of Family Court Judgments Children's Rights to Privacy Open Justice Balancing Article 8 and Article 10 ECHR

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Parties

Mother

Applicant

Father

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Family Law Children Proceedings / Judgment on Publication and Anonymisation of Party Names

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the judgment should be published in an anonymised or unanonymised form
  2. 2 Whether the parties and/or children should be named in the published judgment
  3. 3 Balancing Article 8 (right to private and family life) and Article 10 (freedom of expression) ECHR

Ratio Decidendi

The public interest in publication of the judgment naming the parents outweighs the Article 8 rights of the mother and children, provided the children are not named. The judgment will be published with the parents' names but the children will be identified only by random initials, protecting their privacy while serving open justice and enabling the children to access the court's findings.

Court Disposition

Judgment to be published naming the parents; children to remain anonymised.

Orders

  • The judgment will be published in an anonymised form now.
  • When T turns 18, the judgment will be published naming the parents but not the children; the children will be identified by random initials.