Bonne Terre Limited and another -v- RTM (anonymity order)

Court of Appeal Civil DivisionKing's Bench DivisionMedia and Communications ListAnonymity Order

Claim number: KB-2023-000775
CA-2025-000651

In the Court of Appeal
on appeal from the King’s Bench Division
Media and Communications List
The Honourable Mrs Justice Collins Rice DBE

8 May 2025

Before:

Lord Justice Warby

Between:

Bonne Terre Limited

and

Hestview Lmited

-v-

RTM

Order

UPON the application of the respondent for an anonymity order

AND UPON consideration of the papers and without an oral hearing

IT IS ORDERED AND DIRECTED THAT:

Anonymity and reporting restrictions

  1. The following restrictions apply unless and until the court orders otherwise.
    1.1. There shall be substituted for all purposes in these appellate proceedings in place of references to the Claimant by name, and whether orally or in writing, references to the letters “RTM”.
    1.2. There must be no publication of (a) the name of the claimant or (b) any other matter, the publication of which is liable to or might identify the claimant as a party to these appellate proceedings.
    1.3. No document relating to these appellate proceedings which contains matter the publication of which is prohibited by paragraphs 1.1 and 1.2 above shall be supplied by the court pursuant to CPR 5.4C or otherwise unless it has first been redacted to remove that matter or a written application for permission to obtain such a document has been filed and served on the parties and the court has made an order granting permission.

PROVIDED that nothing in this Order shall prevent the publication of any information which:
(a) is disclosed in this Order or in any other order or at any public hearing or in any public judgment in these appellate proceedings or
(b) was already in, or hereafter comes into, the public domain in England and Wales (other than as a result of breach of this Order)

Applications to discharge or vary

    2. The parties and any person affected by the order at 1 above may apply to discharge or vary it but any such application must be made in writing on at least 3 days’ notice to all parties.

    Definitions

    3. In this order the word “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.

    NOTE: a copy of this order shall be published on the judiciary website pursuant to CPR 39.4