Dafydd Griffiths in Martin v The Father & Ors [2026] EWFC 151

15 September 2026

Dafydd Griffiths represented the father in the reported case of Martin v The Father & Ors [2026] EWFC 151, which were proceedings before HHJ Moradifar, sitting as a High Court Judge.

This Judgment was the final Judgment within protracted child arrangements and welfare proceedings relating to a young child, 'A', alongside related fact-finding judgments concerning domestic abuse.

This judgment concerned an application to the court by a freelance journalist, Suzanen Martin, to publicly identify the father. The applicant journalist argued that it was in the public interest to name the father due to his history and the circumstances of a serious and life-threatening attack on the mother. The application to publicly identify the father was dismissed because the balance tipped heavily on the risk that identifying the father would lead to the indirect identification of the child, compromising the child's welfare and privacy.

Dafydd Griffiths also represented the father in 3 other reported judgments connected to these proceedings, namely:

Re A ( minor: domestic abuse: welfare) (No4) [2026] EWFC 152, Re A (A Minor: Domestic Abuse: Fact Finding) (No. 3)

[2025] EWFC 351 and Re A (A Minor: Domestic Abuse: Fact Finding) (No. 2) [2025] EWFC 347.

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