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Family-law [2026] EWHC 1100 (Fam)

Blackpool Borough Council v RR & Ors

Blackpool Borough Council v RR & Ors [2026] EWHC 1100 (Fam) (14 May 2026)

The court ruled on publication and anonymisation in care proceedings, ordering publication of the judgments with only RR and her father anonymised.

  • Anonymisation-of-judgments
  • Transparency-in-family-proceedings
  • Open-justice
  • Reporting-restrictions
  • Article-8-echr
  • Article-10-echr
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Human-rights

EF v The London Borough of Hackney & Anor

Appeal dismissed against refusal to discharge a Court of Protection Transparency Order. The judge held the order proportionately protected P’s privacy and placement stability.

  • Transparency-orders
  • Article-8-echr
  • Article-10-echr
  • Proportionality
  • Reporting-restrictions
  • Anonymity-orders
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Human-rights [2026] EWCOP 20

EF v The London Borough of Hackney & Anor

EF v The London Borough of Hackney & Anor [2026] EWCOP 20 (T3) (05 May 2026)

Appeal dismissed against refusal to discharge a Court of Protection Transparency Order preserving anonymity and reporting restrictions in P’s welfare proceedings.

  • Transparency-order
  • Reporting-restrictions
  • Article-8-echr
  • Article-10-echr
  • Proportionality
  • Freedom-of-expression
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Civil-procedure

Emilia Idziak v Merlin Entertainment PLC & Anor

The County Court refused the claimant’s late application for anonymity, holding that open justice prevailed and the evidence did not justify restricting publication.

  • Anonymity-orders
  • Open-justice
  • Balancing-of-article-8-and-article-10-rights
  • Reporting-restrictions
  • Article-8-article-10-balancing
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil-procedure [2026] EWCC 24

Idziak v Merlin Entertainment PLC & Anor

Idziak v Merlin Entertainment PLC & Anor [2026] EWCC 24 (30 April 2026)

The County Court refused the claimant’s post-trial application for anonymity, holding that open justice prevailed and the evidence did not justify derogation.

  • Anonymity-orders
  • Open-justice
  • Article-8-echr
  • Article-10-echr
  • Reporting-restrictions
  • Article-8-privacy
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Family-law [2026] EWHC 994 (Fam)

CX (A child), Re (Reporting restrictions order: National security)

CX (A child), Re (Reporting restrictions order: National security) [2026] EWHC 994 (Fam) (29 April 2026)

The High Court allowed anonymised reporting and disclosure of documents from concluded child welfare proceedings, subject to redactions and reporting restrictions protecting privacy and national security.

  • Reporting-restrictions
  • Open-justice
  • Disclosure-of-documents
  • Children's-welfare
  • Freedom-of-expression
  • Privacy
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Civil-procedure

National Crime Agency v GKC (No 2)

Fordham J discharged interim anonymity and reporting restrictions in UWO/IFO proceedings, holding that open justice outweighed the respondent’s Article 8 privacy claim.

  • Open-justice
  • Anonymity-orders
  • Reporting-restrictions
  • Article-8-echr-(right-to-privacy)
  • Article-10-echr-(freedom-of-expression)
  • Unexplained-wealth-orders-(uwo)
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Civil-procedure [2026] EWHC 929 (Admin)

National Crime Agency v GKC (No.2)

National Crime Agency v GKC (No.2) [2026] EWHC 929 (Admin) (24 April 2026)

The Administrative Court discharged interim anonymity and reporting restrictions in UWO/IFO proceedings, holding that open justice prevailed over Article 8 concerns.

  • Open-justice
  • Anonymity-orders
  • Reporting-restrictions
  • Unexplained-wealth-orders
  • Interim-freezing-orders
  • Article-8-echr
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