In re Z (A Minor) (Identification: Restrictions on Publication)

Subject Matter

CHILDREN — Court's parental jurisdiction — Injunction — Orders preventing identification of child or institution involved in treating child's learning difficulty — Television company wishing to make and transmit film about child's treatment at specialist institution — Mother's agreement to child's identification and participation in film as being beneficial to child — Application to discharge or vary orders — Whether question with respect to upbringing of child — Whether child's welfare paramount consideration — Whether public interest in publication outweighing child's right to confidentiality — Children Act 1989, s 1(1)

[1997] Fam 1; [1996] 2 WLR 88; [1995] 4 All ER 961; [1996] 1 FLR 191; [1996] 2 FCR 164, CA