X and Y (Care Proceedings: Publication of Judgment: Criticism of Expert Witness) [2026] EWFC 132

Mrs Justice Knowles directed publication of an earlier fact-finding judgment in care proceedings concerning the death of a child and permitted the consultant neurosurgeon whose evidence had attracted serious judicial criticism to be named. The decision explains why open justice, professional accountability and the protection of future litigants outweighed the expert's interests in anonymity.