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Luke’s comments have been reproduced below with kind permission.
Luke Scarratt, a family lawyer at Payne Hicks Beach, expressed concern over the use of anonymity in this case, while noting the limits of commenting without having attended the trial.
‘With the caveat that the Court will have a far greater understanding of the dynamics and personalities involved in the case, I am unsettled by the use of anonymisation in this clear case of non-disclosure,’ he said.
‘The process of anonymisation strips a great degree of meaning from the judgment, to the extent that sometimes you emerge from the courtroom and barely recognise your own case being discussed in an anonymised form in the legal press,’ he added.
Luke noted that anonymity is often used to safeguard the welfare of children, protect an individual’s right to privacy regarding their health, or preserve commercially sensitive information, among other reasons.
For further information, please contact Luke Scarratt, in the Payne Hicks Beach Family Department or, alternatively, telephone on 020 7465 4300.
