Anonymized testimony and the right to evidence: towards a framed recognition in social litigation

The question of the admissibility of anonymous or anonymized testimony before civil courts, in particular the courts, is the subject of an evolving case law. Two judgments of the Social Chamber of the Court of Cassation – one of 19 April 2023, the other of 19 March 2025, clarify the contours of the right to evidence when it comes into tension with the requirements of the fair trial and the rights of the defence.