PMC (A CHILD BY HIS MOTHER AND LITIGATION FRIEND, FLR) v A LOCAL HEALTH BOARD

[2025] Med LR 18

KING’S BENCH DIVISION

Before Mr Justice Nicklin

Anonymity orders – Jurisdiction to make orders withholding the name of a party – Jurisdiction to make reporting restriction orders – Whether such orders should be made after proceedings have commenced – Whether they should be made when the claim has already been the subject of previous publicity – Whether the basis and approach to such orders in clinical negligence cases should be re-examined.