“… my view of assistance when considering the issue that arises on this appeal, namely the exclusion of an individual from proceedings. In Official Solicitor v K [1965] AC 201 (at pages 237-238), Lord Devlin stated (at p. 238) that "the ordinary principles of a judicial inquiry" included the rules that:…”
“…n the first place, there is a line of authority about the withholding of information in confidential adoption reports. This stretches back to In re K (Infants) [1965] AC 201, [1963] 3 All E.R. 191 and the topic was again considered by the House of Lords in Re D (Minors) [1996] AC 593, [1995] 2 FLR 687. In that case an adoption appl…”