A -v- Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (anonymity order)

County CourtAnonymity Order

Case number: M25X040

In the County Court at Manchester

8 May 2025

Before:

His Honour Judge Ranson

Between:

A

-v-

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Order

Before His Honour Judge Ranson sitting at the county court at Manchester on 8th May 2025

UPON consideration of the papers in this case and the Appellants application for an anonymity order

AND UPON:
(1) Consideration of the Article 8 rights of the Appellant to respect for private and family life, and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression.
(2) It appearing that non-disclosure of the identity of the Claimant is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the interests of the Appellant, having regard to the risk that identification of the appellant will have a detrimental affect on her health due to her personal history and circumstances and that there is no sufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure.
(3) AND PURSUANT to section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and CPR rules 5.4C, 5.4D and 39.2(4)

IT IS ORDERED THAT:
WARNING : If you do not obey this order , you may be held in contempt of court and you maybe imprisoned , fined or your assets seized

  1. The publication of the name and address of the Appellant, or any information (including previous addresses) likely to lead to identification of the Appellant is prohibited.
  2. The case shall be known as “A v Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council” and the Appellant shall be referred to in all case documents as “A”.
  3. In any judgment or report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium) in relation thereto the Appellant shall be referred to as “A” and any other details which on their own or together with other information publicly available, may lead to the identification of the Appellant shall be redacted before publication.
  4. Pursuant to CPR Rules 5.4C and 5.4D:
    (i) A person who is not a party to the proceedings may not obtain a copy of a statement of case, judgment or order from the Court records unless the statement of case, judgment or order has been anonymised in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 above.
    (ii) If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies (pursuant to CPR r.5.4C(1B) or (2)) for permission to inspect or obtain a copy of any other document or communication, such application shall be on at least 7 days’ notice to the Appellant.
  5. The Appellant’s solicitor shall file with the court an electronic (PDF) bundle of the statements of case that has been anonymized in accordance with paragraph 2 above by 4pm [14 days from date of order]
  6. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 8th May 2025 and any application by a non-party to inspect or obtain a copy document from this file must be dealt with in accordance with the terms of that Order.”
  7. Any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the Court to vary or discharge this Order, provided that any such application is made on 7 days’ notice to the parties.
  8. A copy of this Order shall be published on the website of the Judiciary of England and Wales pursuant to CPR 39.2 (5). For that purpose, a court officer will send a copy of the order by email to the Judicial Office at judicialwebupdates@judiciary.uk.
  9. The costs of obtaining this order be costs in the case.

HHJ Ranson
8th May 2025