Thursday 19 February 2015

Anonymity breakthrough in personal injury claims

Children and protected parties in medical negligence and personal injury cases should not be publicly named unless anonymity is either unnecessary or inappropriate, the Court of Appeal ruled today.

Giving judgment in JX MX v Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust [2013] EWHC 3956 the court reversed the current default position, under which claimants seeking anonymity must formally apply for it.


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