CAI -v- The London Borough of Bromley (anonymity order)

County CourtAnonymity Order

Claim number: M40CL206

In the County Court at Central London

15 September 2025

Before:

Her Honour Judge Bloom

Between:

CAI

-v-

The London Borough of Bromley

Anonymity order

Before Her Honour Judge Bloom sitting at the County Court at Central London, Thomas More Building, Royal Courts Of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL on 11 September 2025 and

UPON considering the Appellant’s application dated 18 August 2025 and the Appellant’s supporting Witness Statement dated 17 August 2025;

AND UPON the Respondent not objecting to there being an Anonymity Order;
AND UPON consideration of the Appellant’s Article 8 right to respect for private and family life and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression;
AND UPON it appearing that non-disclosure of the identity of the Appellant is necessary in order to protect the interests of the Appellant and to secure the proper administration of justice;
AND PURSUANT to rule 39.2(4) of the Civil Procedure Rules and section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 and rules 5.4C and rules and 5.4D of the Civil Procedures Rules

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) statement of case’ includes any grounds or appeal or amended versions of any grounds of appeal.

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

  1. The identity of the Appellant shall no be disclosed.
  2. The Appellant shall be described in all documents, notices, statements of case and skeleton arguments to be filed or served in the proceedings, and in any judgment or order in the proceedings and in any report of whatever medium of the proceedings by the press or otherwise, as “CAI”.
  3. The Appellant’s address shall be described in all documents, notices, statements of case and skeleton arguments to be filed or served in the proceedings, and in any judgment or order in the proceedings and in any report of whatever medium of the proceedings by the press or otherwise, as “the Property” or redacted.
  4. Save as above the address of the Appellant shall be stated in all statements of case to be filed or served in the proceedings as the address of the Appellant’s solicitors.
  5. In so far as necessary any document, notice or statement of case disclosing the Appellant’s name or address already filed in the proceedings shall be replaced by a document describing such name or address in anonymised form as above.
  6. Pursuant to CPR Rules 5.AC ad 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 adequately anonymised or redacted in accordance with this Order;
    (ii) If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies 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 Appellant’s solicitor.
  7. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 11 September 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.”
  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 Appellant’s solicitor.
  9. Reporting restrictions apply as to the disclosing of any information that may lead to the identification of the Appellant. The publication of the name and address of the Appellant is prohibited.
  10. For the avoidance of doubt:
    (i) Provided that the parties and/or their advisors do not publish and documents containing references to the Appellant by name, the parties be at liberty to retain their files in this case without alterations or substitution and to retain and generate internal documentation which identifies the Appellant for the purposes of the Appellant’s containing rights and obligations under this Order in the claim and paragraph 2 and 3, above, shall not apply in those respects; and
    (ii) Nothing in this order is intended to prevent the Appellant from discussing this case with any family or friends (if any), should the Appellant wish to do so.
  11. The Appellant and Respondent have liberty to apply.
  12. Costs in the Case.

Dated: 11 September 2025