AB -v- Denbighshire County Council (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2026-CDF -000126

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Administrative Court

In the matter of an application for judicial review

3 July 2026

Before:

His Honour Judge Jarman KC,
sitting as a High Court Judge

Between:

The King
on the application of
AB
(by litigation friend CB)
(Claimant)

-v-

Denbighshire County Council
(Defendant)

and

Education Tribunal for Wales
(Interested Party)

On an application by the Claimant for urgent consideration and interim relief

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY THE HIS HONOUR JUDGE JARMAN KC
Sitting as a High Court Judge

  1. Anonymity:

(a) Pursuant to CPR 39.2(4) and/or the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and/or s. 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998:

(i) the Claimant’s name is to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public; and

(ii) the Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as AB and the litigation friend as CB.

(b) Pursuant to s. 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Claimant or of any matter likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant in any report of, or otherwise in connection with, these proceedings.

(c) Pursuant to CPR 5.4C(4):

(i) the parties must within 7 days file a redacted copy of any statement of case filed, omitting the name, address and any other information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant;

(ii) if any statement of case subsequently filed includes information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant, a redacted copy omitting that information must be filed at the same time;

(iii) unless the Court grants permission under CPR 5.4C(6), no non-party many obtain a copy of any unredacted statement of case.

(d) Any person wishing to vary or discharge this Order must make an application, served on each party.

  1. Abridgement of time and expedition:

(a) The Defendant’s Acknowledgement of Service (CPR 54.8) must be filed and served by 4pm on 20 July 2026.

(b) Any Reply from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served by [4pm on 20 July 2026].

(c) The papers are to be referred to a judge or deputy judge as soon as possible thereafter.

REASONS

(1) Anonymity: The claim relies on personal medical information in which the Claimant, an infant has a reasonable expectation of privacy. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.

(2) Abridgement of time/expedition: The claim relates to the educational needs of the infant claimant and so there is a degree of urgency. However, the decision challenged is stated to be 2 April 2026 and yet this claim is dated 2 July 2026. The Defendant should have a reasonable time to reply to the claim and to the application for interim relief. The degree of urgency is not such as to justify considering these matters without giving such an opportunity to the Defendant.

Signed: HHJ Jarman KC
Date: 3 July 2026