Cases

Medway Council v G and Others

Held

(1) There were several judicial dicta supporting the publication of anonymised judgments from care proceedings; however, a distinction may need to be drawn between the position before and after the welfare interests of the child had been finally adjudicated.

(2) In this case any need to disclose the earlier judgments in the case was obviated by an agreement reached between the parties during the hearing that Medway should provide The Times with a summary of facts relating to the care proceedings for publication. This solution struck the correct balance between the Article 10 rights of the press and the Article 8 rights of S.

(3) It was appropriate to insert the proviso sought by The Times to enable it to interview M about the matters arising in the criminal proceedings.

(4) The evidence failed to establish the likelihood of any widespread identification of S by reason of identification of the local authority, which could therefore be identified.

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