AHI v Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (anonymity order)
Case number is KB-2026-002485
High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
28 October 2026
Before:
Master Sullivan.
Between:
AHI (a child suing by their mother and Litigation Friend BIC)
– v –
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Order
AND UPON considering the Claimant’s Application Notice dated 10 July 2026 and the Hearing Bundle
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 Claimant and his parents to respect for their private and family life and the risk of harm that identification may cause to them.
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 identity of the Claimant and/or his parents is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and to protect their interests AND UPON the Defendant indicating its neutrality to the making of the order and there being no representations from the press or any other interested party.
AND UPON THE COURT FURTHER CONCLUDING that it is necessary to make a reporting restriction order.
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. The name of the Claimant and the Claimant’s parents to be withheld in the statements of case, and in any judgments and orders in this claim, and for those purposes:
a. The Claimant shall be referred to as “AHI”;
b. The Litigation Friend shall be referred to as “BIC”;
c. The Claimant’s father shall be referred to as “CNK”.
2. The Claimant’s address on the claim form shall be substituted by the Claimant’s 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 name or address or school or any other specific feature of the Claimant;
b. The name or address of the Litigation Friend and the Claimant’s father;
c. Any particulars likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant or the Litigation Friend or the Claimant’s father; and
d. Any image or likeness of the Claimant or the Litigation Friend or the Claimant’s father.
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:
a. 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.
b. If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies (pursuant to CPRr.5.4C(2)) for permission to inspect or copy obtain a copy of any other document or communication, such application shall be on at least 7 days’
notice to the Claimant’s solicitor, trustee or deputy unless the Court orders otherwise.
6. The Claimant’s solicitor shall file with the Court copies of any existing statements of case anonymised in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 above within 7 days of receipt of this sealed Order.
7. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 28th October 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.”
8. 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 solicitor, trustee or deputy.
9. This order shall lapse automatically on the death of the Claimant/his parents and its provisions shall have no effect from that time.
10. Pursuant to CPR r.39.2(5) a copy of this Order shall be published on the website of the Judiciary of England and Wales (https://www.judiciary.uk/judgment types/anonymity-order/). For that purpose, a court officer will send a copy of the order by email to the Judicial Office.
11. The costs of obtaining this order be costs in the assessment of damages