CHX -v- The Secretary of State for Defence (anonymity order)
Claim No.: QB-2021-001467
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION
12 May 2021
Before:
Master McCloud
Between:
Anonymised Party CHX
-v-
The Secretary of State for Defence
UPON the Claimant’s Application Notice issued on 20/4/2021
AND UPON consideration of the Claimant’s Article 8 right to respect for private and family life and the Article 10 right of freedom of expression.
AND UPON IT APPEARING the case is likely to attract publicity and that revealing the identity of the Claimant is likely to unfairly damage the interest of the Claimant and that, accordingly, publication of details revealing the Claimant’s identity ought to be prohibited.
AND PURSUANT to s.11 Contempt of Court Act 1981 and CPR Rule 5.4A to 5.4D and CPR Rule 39.2(4).
AND UPON IT HEARING a representative of the Claimant’s Solicitors without notice.
IT IS ORDERED that
1. There be substituted for all purposes of this case, in place of references to the Claimant by name, and whether orally or in writing, references to the letters CHX.
2. To the extent necessary to protect the Claimant’s identity, any other references, whether to persons or places or otherwise, be adjusted appropriately, with permission to the parties to apply in default of agreement as to the manner of such adjustments.
3. So far as the Claim Form, or any Judgment or Order, or any other document to which anyone might have access pursuant to CPR Rule
5.4A-D at any time does not comply with the above, the Claimant’s solicitor has leave to file with the Court copies of such document adjusted so as to comply therein. Such copies are to be treated for all purposes as being in substitution for the relevant originals; and the originals are then to be retained by the Court in a sealed envelope marked: “not to be opened without the permission of a Judge or Master of the Queen’s Bench Division”.
4. A non-party may not inspect or obtain the copy of any document from the court file (other than this order – duly anonymised as directed) without the permission of a Master. Any application for such permission must be made on notice to the Claimant (the court will effect service). Such file is to be retained by the court and marked “PRIVATE”.
5. A non-party may not obtain any copy statement of case or other document from the court file unless it has been edited (anonymised) in accordance with this direction.
6. Reporting restrictions apply as to the disclosing of any information that may lead to the subsequent identification of the Claimant. The publication of the name and address of the Claimant and their immediate family is prohibited.
7. The Claimant has permission to issue the claim form giving the address of their solicitors in place of their residential addresses. A copy of the claim form with the Claimant’s full name and address is to be placed on file in a sealed envelope marked: “not to be opened without the permission of Judge or Master of the Queen’s Bench Division”.
8. Any party or non-party affected by this order may apply on notice to set aside or vary this order.
9. Costs in the case.
Dated this 12th day of May 2021
SERVICE OF THE ORDER