JS -v- Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (anonymity order)

County CourtAnonymity Order

Claim Number: H01BM735

In the County Court at
Birmingham

22 October 2021

Before:
Deputy District Judge Morrow-Brown

Between:
JS (By His Litigation Friend The Official Solicitor)
-v-
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council


Anonymity Order

Before Deputy District Judge Morrow-Brown sitting at the County Court at Birmingham, Civil Justice Centre, The Priory Courts, 33 Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6DS.
UPON READING an application notice and accompanying witness statement of Fiona McGhie filed with Application

AND UPON consideration of the Claimant’s Article 8 right respect for private and family life and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression

AND UPON IT APPEARING that non-disclosure of the identity of the Claimant is necessary in order to protect the interests of the Claimant

AND PURSUANT to rule 39.2(4) of the Civil Procedure Rules section ll of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 and rules 5.4C and 5.4D of the civil Procedure Rules.

IT IS ORDERED THAT

  1. That the identity of the Claimant be not disclosed.
  2. That the Claimant be described in all statements of case and other documents to be filed or served in the proceedings and in any judgment or order in the proceedings and in any report of the proceedings by the press or otherwise as “JS”
  3. That the address of the Claimant be stated in all statements of case and other documents to be filed or served in the proceedings as the address of the Claimant solicitors.
  1. That in so far as necessary, any statement of case or other document disclosing the Claimant’s name or address already filed in the proceedings be replaced by a document describing such name or address in anonymised from as above.
  2. That the original of any such document disclosing the name or address of the Claimant is to be placed on the Court file in a sealed enveloped marked “not to be opened without the permission of Judge, Master or District Judge of the Queen’s Bench Division”.
  3. That a non-party may not inspect or obtain a copy of any document on or from the Court file (other than this order duly anonymised as directed) without the permission of a Master or District Judge. Any application for such permission must be made on notice to the Claimant, and the Court will effect service. The file is to be retained by the Court and marked “Anonymised”.
  4. That reporting restrictions apply as to the disclosing of any information that may lead to the subsequent identification of the Claimant or his litigation friend. The publication of the name and address of the Claimant or of any member of the Claimant’s immediate family is prohibited.
  5. That the Claimant do within 14 days of the date of this order, serve the same on the Defendant.
  6. That the Defendant may apply under rule 23.10 to have this Order set aside or varied.
  7. That any non-party affected by this Order may apply on notice to all parties to have this Order set aside or varied.

Dated 22 October 2021