AGL and others -v- GPK (anonymity order)

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: KB-2025-001976

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division

11 August 2026

Before:

Master Gidden

Between:

(1) AGL
(a protected party by his Litigation Friend, DFH)
(2) BNM
(a protected party by his Litigation Friend, DFH)
(3) CVB
(a protected party by his Litigation Friend, DFH)
(4) DFH
(a protected party)
(5) ERT
(a protected party)
(6) FJL
(a protected party)
(Claimants)

-v-

GPK
(Defendant)

Order

UPON considering the Claimants’ application for an anonymity Order dated 3rd March 2026.

AND UPON observing that the First, Second and Third Claimants are children and protected parties bringing claims for personal injury, including psychiatric injury. AND UPON observing that the First Claimant’s claim includes an allegation that he has suffered serious and life changing traumatic brain injury.

AND UPON considering that the Sixth Claimant is a victim of an offence (the “Offence”) and within the scope of section 1 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 and entitled to anonymity.

AND UPON considering that identification of any of the Claimants would be likely to result in the jigsaw identification of the remaining Claimants and the risk of causing serious distress, anxiety and psychiatric injury.  

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

AND UPON concluding that non-disclosure of the Claimants’ identity is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and to protect the Claimants’ interests.

AND UPON concluding that it is necessary to make a reporting restriction order

WHEREAS for the purposes of this order:

(a) ‘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.

(b) Publication for the purpose of this Order includes any further publication (as defined in subparagraph a) of this recital) from the date of this Order, even if such information has derived from a previous stage or stages of these proceedings.

BY CONSENT IT IS ORDERED that

  1. The names of all Claimants, the Litigation Friend and the Defendant be withheld in the statements of case, and in any judgments and orders in this claim, and for those purposes:

    i. The first Claimant shall be referred to as AGL;
    ii. The second Claimant shall be referred to as BNM;
    iii. The third Claimant shall be referred to as CVB;
    iv. The fourth Claimant shall be referred to as DFH;
    v. The fifth Claimant shall be referred to as ERT;
    vi. The sixth Claimant shall be referred to as FJL; and
    vii. The Defendant shall be referred to as GPK.
  2. All of the Claimants reside at the same address, and this address on the Claim Form shall be substituted by the Claimants’ solicitor’s address.  
  3. There should be a confidential schedule (or annex) (a “Confidential Schedule”) to include any medical records or reports which refer to “the Offence” or circumstances likely to lead members of the public to identify the Sixth Claimant as the victim of the Offence:

    i. If the expert is of the view that the Offence is irrelevant to a particular claim then it must not be referred to in a report.
    ii. As regards the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Claimants, the circumstances of the Offence and the relevant medical records should be addressed in a Confidential Schedule.
    iii. Access to the Confidential Schedule shall be limited to the Defendant’s lawyers, medical experts and insurers and not shared with the Defendant himself.
    iv. If the medical evidence has to be discussed at a hearing (CMC or trial), the Claimant can apply for it to be done in private.
  4. 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 name, address, school (or any other educational establishment) or workplace of any of the Claimants, or any of the Claimant’s other family members;

(b) Any particulars likely to lead to the identification of any of the Claimants the Litigation Friend, or the Claimant’s other family members.

(c) Any still or moving image or likeness of the Claimants or the Claimant’s other family members.

(d) Any reports or other communications to the public which exist prior to the date of this order are not affected by this order.

  1. 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.

  1. The Claimants’ solicitor shall file with the Court copies of any existing statements of case anonymised in accordance with paragraph 1 and 2 above within 21 days from date of the order.

Reporting restrictions order

  1. There shall not be disclosed in any report of these proceedings or other publication from the date of this Order the name or address of the Claimants, the Claimant’s Litigation Friend 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 Claimants in these proceedings. The Claimants shall be referred to as set out at paragraph 1 of this Order.

Ancillary orders

  1. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “Anonymity, Withholding and Reporting Restrictions Orders were made in this case on 11 August 2026” 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.
  2. 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.
  3. This order shall lapse automatically on the death of all Claimants, and its provisions shall have no effect from that time.
  4. 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.
  5. The provisions of this Order shall not prohibit disclosure of the Claimants’ names, addresses or any other information tending to identify them in communications between HM Revenue & Customs (or its successor), the Compensation Recovery Unit or any other person required by law. Nor shall its provisions prohibit disclosure by them of any information relating to the Defendant.
  6. Costs in the case of the First Claimant.