Court of Appeal grants anonymity order in PMC v A Local Health Board case

The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in the case of PMC (a child, by his mother and litigation friend FLR) v A Local Health Board, allowing the appeal and overturning the decision of the High Court. Robert Oldham of 12KBW acted as Junior Counsel for the Appellant (led by Robert Weir KC of Devereux Chambers) and was instructed by Stephen Webber and Carys Lewis of Hugh James LLP.

This significant decision has clarified the court’s inherent jurisdiction to make anonymity orders and has ensured that a vulnerable Claimant is afforded the necessary protection in this highly sensitive case.

The Court of Appeal’s judgment has far-reaching consequences for clinical negligence and personal injury litigation, and it affirms the importance of the proper administration of justice in cases involving vulnerable individuals, balancing this with the open justice principle.