WH19P000120 - [2025] EWHC 801 (Fam)

Fecha: 02-Abr-2025

Ms Justice Harris

Ms Justice Harris:

This matter comes before me on an application by Ms M, the applicant mother, for permission to be able to publish information regarding lengthy private law proceedings between herself and the child’s father, Mr F, the first respondent. She seeks permission to be able to:

Publish media articles about her experiences of the family court system and the domestic abuse she suffered at the hands of the father, using an alias; and

ii)

Speak at events facilitated by organisations such as Cafcass, women’s right groups and children’s rights groups, using an alias.

It is noted at the outset that Ms M’s position is that she would wish to preserve the confidentiality of both herself and the child, C, by using an alias, and thus does not seek permission to disclose the child’s identity or her own.

The father’s position is that he does not oppose Ms M’s application. In the hearing before me, he sought an equal right to be able to speak and write publicly about the case using an alias, it being his position that he has been the subject of a miscarriage of justice in the serious findings of rape and domestic abuse made against him.

The position of the guardian on behalf of C, is that she is supportive of Ms M being able to speak about her experiences as a victim of abuse and does not therefore oppose Ms M’s application to publish media articles using an alias. She does however sound a note of caution about Ms M being given permission to speak at public events due to the difficulty of maintaining anonymity in such circumstances, and the risk to C of his identity becoming known.