ACD and others -v- Patricia Gillian Cook and others (anonymity order)

County CourtAnonymity Order

Claim number: M01SE315

In the County Court at Sheffield

13 November 2025

Before:

His Honour Judge Baddeley

Between:

(1) ACD
(executrix of the estate of YZA, deceased)
(2) EGH
(3) IKL
(a protected party, by EGH, their litigation friend)
(4) MNP
(a child and protected party, by EGH, their litigation friend)
(5) QST
(Claimants)

-v-

(1) Patricia Gillian Cook
(the exc. of estate Dr Joseph Paul Cook, deceased)
(2) Jennifer Rosemary Jobs
(exc. of Dr Joseph Paul Cook, deceased)
(3) Thomas Joseph Cook
(exc. of Dr Joseph Paul Cook, deceased)
(4) Dr Robyn Grayson
(Defendants)

Order

Before His Honour Judge Baddeley sitting at the County Court at Sheffield, The Law Courts, 50 West Bar, Sheffield, S3 8PH.

UPON HEARING Counsel for the Claimants and Counsel for the Defendants

AND UPON CONSIDERING the application for an anonymity order and the protective nature of the approval jurisdiction pursuant to r.21.10 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

AND UPON CONSIDERING the Article 8 rights of the Claimants to respect for private and family life and the risk of harm that identification may cause to the Claimants

AND UPON CONSIDERING the importance of open justice and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression AND

UPON THE COURT CONCLUDING that non-disclosure of the Claimants’ identities is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the Third and Fourth Claimants’ interests AND UPON THE

COURT FURTHER CONCLUDING that it is necessary to make a reporting restriction order

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

  1. The names of the Claimants, the Litigation Friend and the deceased are to be withheld in the statements of case, and in any judgments and orders in this claim, and for those purposes:
    (i) The Claimants shall be referred to as follows:-
    C1: ACD
    C2: EGH
    C3: IKL
    C4: MNP
    C5: QST
    (ii) The Litigation Friend shall be referred to as EGH.
    (iii) The Deceased shall be referred to as YZA.
  2. The Claimants’ addresses on the claim form shall be substituted with the Claimants’ solicitor’s address.
  3. No report, whether oral or in writing, or other communication in whatever form (including internet or social media) addressed to the public at large or any section of the public, of or concerning this claim which is published from the date of this order may include:
    (a) The names or addresses of the Claimants;
    (b) The names or addresses of the Litigation Friend, parents of the Third to Fifth Claimants and the Deceased and her Dependants.
    (c) Any particulars likely to lead to the identification of the Claimants, the Litigation Friend, the Deceased and her Dependants.
    (d) Any image or likeness of any of the Claimants, of the Litigation Friend, the Deceased and/or of any of her Dependants.
  4. Any reports or other communications to the public which exist prior to the date of this order are not affected by this order.
  5. 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 subparagraphs 1 and 2 above.
    (ii) If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies (pursuant to CPR r.5.4C(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 Claimants’ solicitor, trustee or deputy unless the court orders otherwise.
  6. The Claimants’ solicitor shall file with the Court copies of any existing statements of case anonymised in accordance with paragraph 1 and 2 above by 24 November 2025.
  7. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 3 November 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.”
  8. Any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the Court to vary or set aside this Order, provided that any such application is made on 7 days’ notice to the Claimants’ solicitor, trustee or deputy. 
  9. This order shall lapse automatically on the death of all of the Claimants and its provisions shall have no effect from that time.
  10. Pursuant CPR 39.2(5) a copy of this Order shall be published on the website of the Judiciary of England and Wales (www.judiciary.uk). For that purpose, a court officer will send a copy of the order by email to the Judicial Office at judicialwebupdates@judiciary.uk.

Order dated 3 November 2025