‘Banksy will have to reveal his identity if he wants to regain control of his artistic portfolio, judges have said as they stripped him of a total of six trademarks.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2021
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The family of Belly Mujinga, a London transport worker who died with Covid-19 after allegedly being spat and coughed at while on duty, have called for police to disclose the suspect’s name.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two sisters say they’ve been silenced by the man they reported for sexual assault after he sued them for talking about what happened.’
BBC News, 24th February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former senior Labour staffer has taken the party to court in an attempt to force it to disclose the identity of the leaker of a report on antisemitism in the party that contained hundreds of private WhatsApp messages.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In D and F v Persons Unknown [2021] EWHC 157 (QB), handed down on 4th February, Tipples J granted an order permanently preventing the identification of two young women convicted of murdering Angela Wrightson.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 8th February 2021
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘Two teenagers who tortured and murdered a vulnerable woman in her own home have been granted lifelong anonymity.’
BBC News, 4th February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Anonymous witness orders are most commonly sought by the prosecution in cases involving undercover police officers. There are outliers however, cases of complexity that call for closer attention, particularly those involving allegations or fears of witness intimidation.’
Carmelite Chambers, 11th January 2021
Source: www.carmelitechambers.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has granted anonymity to a 12-year-old girl, allowing the Children’s Commissioner, as her litigation friend, to bring a breach of privacy action against social media platform TikTok.’
Litigation Futures, 7th January 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The question the court had to decide recently was what was the test to be applied by the court in those cases where the parties had agreed to arbitration, but one party was dissatisfied with the award?’
Transparency Project, 26th October 2020
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Two teenagers who tortured and murdered a vulnerable woman in her own home would be at “risk of harm” if their identities are not kept secret for life, the High Court has heard.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Following an earlier consultation, there has been a comprehensive rewriting of the rules of court dealing with the procedure to be adopted in relation to contempt of court.’
Transparency Project, 10th October 2020
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘The Duchess of Sussex has won a high court bid to keep secret the identities of five friends who gave anonymous interviews to a US celebrity magazine, in the latest stage of her legal action against the owner of the Mail on Sunday.’
The Guardian, 5th August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In PQ (a child, by her litigation friend) v Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, Martin Spencer J was required to rule on an application that the identity of the Claimant and her family be anonymised, for the purposes of a liability-only clinical negligence trial. Although only a short, first-instance decision, the case effectively makes anonymisation orders in such circumstances all but inevitable.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 30th June 2020
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
‘A judge has severely criticised the London Borough of Haringey’s child social services department, after deciding to name the council following an appeal by the Press Association over an earlier anonymity order.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st May 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘As George Harrison once sang: ‘All things must pass.’ So while protesters, trespassers and others may now be quietly isolated (keyboard activism apart), normal life will eventually resume – and with it will come the need to restrain any unlawful or other anti-social behaviour.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th May 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘On 5 March 2020 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Canada Goose UK Retail Ltd v Person Unknown [2020] EWCA Civ 303. The case concerned protests at the claimant’s Regent Street shop against the brand’s use of animal fur and down. But the Court of Appeal gave wide and authoritative guidance in relation to claims for injunctions against un-named defendants (“persons unknown.”)’
Hardwicke Chambers, 12th March 2020
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
‘A national support service representing children in family court cases has opened up its data to researchers as part of wider efforts to understand how well the family justice system is working. Cafcass has transferred its file data to the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank, which is based at the University of Swansea. Cafcass said the move was part of a strategy to exchange knowledge and learning with key partners such as the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, set up by the Nuffield Foundation to improve the use of data and research in the family justice system.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd March 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In two related judgments, Lieven J considered an application made by a Hospital Trust to withdraw treatment from a child receiving mechanical ventilation to keep him alive and an application for anonymity on behalf of his treating clinicians. The Trust succeeded in both. The decision has been upheld by the Court of Appeal.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th February 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A teenager cleared of lying to police over the fatal stabbing of a schoolboy can be named after losing a High Court bid to protect his anonymity.’
BBC News, 11th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued a call for evidence as part of the Family Court’s ‘Transparency Review’.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th February 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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