BOD and others -v- Kumar Wadhawan Inder Kumar and another (anonymity order)

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim Number: KB-2024-002428

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division

11 December 2025

Before:

Aidan Eardley KC

Between:

BOD (By his Litigation Friend BIQ)

BIQ

NTE

TLS

-v-

KUMAR WADHAWAN INDER KUMAR

ALLIANZ, COMPAÑIA DE SEGUROS Y REASEGUROS, S.A.

Order

BEFORE Aidan Eardley KC sitting as a Judge of the High Court at the Royal Courts of Justice on 11 December 2025

UPON READING the Claimants’ Application Notice issued on 29th October 2025 and the witness statement of Clare Ellen Campbell dated 2nd December 2025.

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 First Claimant

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’ identity is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the First Claimant’s 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 are to 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 “BOD”;
    ii) The Litigation Friend and Second Claimant shall be referred to as “BIQ”;
    iii) The Third Claimant shall be referred to as “NTE”;
    iv) The Fourth Claimant shall be referred to as “TLS”.
  2. The Claimants’ address on the claim form shall be substituted by 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 listed at paragraph 1 above;
    b) Any particulars likely to lead to the identification of the Claimants;
    c) Any images or likeness of the Claimants.
  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 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 1 January 2026.
  7. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 11 December 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 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 Claimants listed at paragraph 1 above 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.

Additional Comments

11. The provisions of this Order shall not apply:
i) To communications between the Court Funds Office and the anonymised parties, the First Claimant’s Deputies or Litigation Friend in relation to the payment of money into the Court Funds Office for the benefit of the anonymised party or the investment or treatment of payment out of such money;
ii) To communications between the Court Funds Office or the anonymised parties, the First Claimant’s Deputies or Litigation Friend or any such financial institution concerned as to the receipt of investment of such money; or
iii) To records kept by the Court Funds Office or the anonymised parties, the First Claimant’s Deputies or the Litigation Friend or any such financial institution in relation to such money.

12. The costs of obtaining this Order be costs in the case.