Sir Andrew McFarlane lifted a reporting restriction which barred journalists from naming Freddy McConnell, 32, as the single parent involved in the case. He is now waiting for Sir Andrew to decide if he should be registered as a father or parent on the child's birth certificate rather than a mother. They said journalists should, as a result of that 'self-generated publicity', also be allowed to name Mr McConnell in reports of the litigation. Mr McConnell was against the name bar being lifted, but Sir Andrew ruled in favour of editors. Mr McConnell is a single parent who was born a woman but now lives as a man after surgery.

Source: Daily Mail July 16, 2019 14:28 UTC