ACE -v- LNP (anonymity order)

CivilHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: KB-2023-MAN-00219

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Manchester District Registry

26 March 2025

Before:

Her Honour Judge Evans
sitting in the High Court at Manchester

Between:

ACE

(The Widow and the Administrator of the Estate of FHJ, Deceased)

-v-

LNP

Minute of anonymity order

BEFORE Her Honour Judge Evans sitting in the High Court at Manchester, Civil Justice Centre, Bridge Street West, Manchester on 26 March 2025

UPON HEARING counsel for the Claimant and upon the Defendant indicating a neutral position with regard to the making of this Order

AND UPON the Claimant and the Defendant having agreed the terms set out in the Approval Order of even date which has been approved by the Court

AND UPON
(1) Consideration of the Article 8 rights of the child dependants 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 child dependants is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the interests of the child dependants and that there is no sufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure.

AND PURSUANT to section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998; section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981; and CPR rules 5.4C, 5.4D and 39.2(4).

WHEREAS for the purposes of this order:
(1) ‘Publication’ includes any speech, writing, broadcast, or other communication in whatever form (including internet and social media), which is addressed to the public at large or any section of the public.
(2) Publication for the purpose of this Order includes any further publication (as defined in subparagraph (i) above) from the date of this Order, even if such information has derived from a previous stage or stages of these proceedings.

WARNING: you must comply with the terms imposed upon you by this Order: otherwise, your case is liable to be struck out or some other sanction imposed. If you cannot comply you are expected to make a formal application to the Court before any deadline imposed upon you expires.

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

  1. The identity of the Claimant and the dependants in these proceedings is confidential and shall not be published.
  2. Pursuant to CPR Rule 39.2(4), there shall not be disclosed in any report of these proceedings or other publication the name or address of the Claimant, the dependants or other immediate family members, or any details (including other names, addresses, or a specific combination of facts) that could lead to the identification of the Claimant and/or the dependants in these proceedings. The Claimants and the dependants shall be referred to as set out at paragraph 3 of this Order.
  3. In any judgment or report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium) in relation thereto:
    (i) The Claimant shall be referred to as “ACE (as Administrator and Personal Representative of the Estate of FHJ, deceased”.
    (ii) The dependant referred to at paragraph 13[b] of the Particulars of Claim shall be referred to as “KMO”
    (iii) The dependant referred to at paragraph 13[c] of the Particulars of Claim shall be referred to as “PRT”
    (iv) The dependant referred to at paragraph 13[d] of the Particulars of Claim shall be referred to as “VXZ”
    (v) The dependant referred to at paragraph 13[e] of the Particulars of Claim shall be referred to as “BDF”
    (vi) The dependant referred to at paragraph 13[f] of the Particulars of Claim shall be referred to as “GIK”.
    (vii) The Defendant shall be referred to as “LNP”
    (viii) Any other details which, on their own or together with other information publicly available, may lead to the identification of the Claimant or the dependants (including any names of other immediate family members or their addresses) 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 subparagraphs 3(i) to (iv) 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 Claimants’ solicitor.
  5. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 26th March 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.”
  6. 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 Claimant’s solicitors.
  7. Pursuant to the ‘Practice Guidance: Publication of Privacy and Anonymity Orders’ issued by the Master of the Rolls dated 16 April 2019 a copy of this Order shall be published on the Judicial Website of the High Court of Justice (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.

Dated this 26th day of March 2025
Order approved by HH Judge Evans on 27 March 2025