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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Louise Tickle and Hannah Summers

Moves to appeal after court upholds ban on naming judges who presided over Sara Sharif hearings

Sara Sharif holds up a whiteboard that reads:
Sara Sharif had been the subject of three family court cases before she was murdered. Photograph: Surrey Police/AFP/Getty Images

The high court judge who banned the media from reporting the names of the fellow judges who oversaw three sets of family court proceedings relating to the murdered schoolgirl Sara Sharif, on Friday night refused permission to appeal against his decision.

The reporting restriction protecting judges’ identities that was made by Mr Justice Williams on Monday is thought to be unprecedented in relation to family court proceedings.

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