Mum uses legal aid to get her child's middle name removed
- A mother who no longer liked her child's middle name used legal aid to remove it
- The judge ruled in her favour as the name is the same as an infamous personÂ
- The decision to grant legal aid was criticised by MP Philip Hollobone last night
- In an apparent reference to the Charlie Gard case, he said there are more 'deserving' people of public moneyÂ
A mother who no longer liked her child's middle name used thousands of pounds in legal aid to get it removed, drawing unfavourable comparisons to the Charlie Gard case.
The youngster's parents, who cannot be named, fought the costly case after the mum objected to the name as it is the same as an infamous public figure.Â
The woman was granted legal aid to launch the challenge which ruled in her favour last year. A recent appeal from the father was rejected by His Honour Judge Rogers in Lincoln.Â
File photo of a mother and a baby. A woman was granted legal aid to launch a case to change her child's middle nameÂ
Chris Gard and Connie Yates with their son Charlie Gard who passed away last weekÂ
The decision to grant legal aid was criticised by Conservative MP Philip Hollobone last night who said there were 'more deserving cases' for taxpayers money to spend on', in an apparent reference to the parents of tragic Charlie Gard â€" who were denied financial help.
'I find it really surprising that public money has been used in this way. There are far more deserving cases than this one,' said Mr Hollobone.Â
Conservative MP Philip Hollobone said there were 'more deserving cases' of tax payers money for legal feesÂ
Dad Chris and mum Connie Yates were denied assistance while taking on Great Ormond Street Hospital in a bid to take their 11-month-old son Charlie to the US for treatment.
It also follows the families of victims of the 1982 IRA Hyde Park bomb who have been refused legal aid to bring a private prosecution against suspect John Downey who is accused of killing four soldiers.
Judge Rogers agreed that the continuing existence of the middle name would damage the child's emotional welfare.Â
He said: 'At birth the child was given two forenames by the parents and registered with both. The child is most commonly known by the first name but the father uses both and says he favours the middle name.
'The middle name is a normal well established name. It is not eccentric or in itself offensive. However, the mother's case was that, as a result of its association with a notorious public figure, it is infected with bad connotations.'
A couple can't be granted legal aid if they have a gross income of £31,844 or more, disposable income of £8,796 or £8,000 in savings. Â
Charlie Gard's parents Chris Gard and Connie Yates speak to the media outside the High Court, London
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