Media entitled to name lay justices and advisers, court rules

There is no case for lay justices’ names not to be in the public domain when decisions are made, a High Court judge has said.

In the family division case of Derbyshire County Council v Shannon Marsden & Ors, Mrs Justice Lieven considered an application by the BBC, the Telegraph and the Press Association for the release of documents relating to care proceedings.

The case – and care proceedings – centre on Child A, the sibling of Finley Boden, a child who was killed by his parents on Christmas Eve 2020. Finley and Child A were the subject of care proceedings and had been returned to their parents following a hearing two months previously.

Read the full article here: Law Gazette

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