CTQ -v- King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (anonymity order)

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: QB-2021-001026

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division

15 November 2023

Before:

Mr Dexter Dias KC sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court

Between:

CTQ

-v-

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Order

Warning: 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 or of members of her immediate family is prohibited.

Before Mr Dexter Dias KC sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court at the Royal Court of Justice, Strand London on 15 November 2023

UPON HEARING Mr Richard Cartwright of Counsel, on behalf of the Claimant and Mr Andrew Post one of His Majesty’s Counsel, on behalf of the Defendant

AND UPON consideration of the Claimant’s Article 8 right to respect for private and family life and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression

AND UPON IT APPEARING to the Court that non-disclosure of the identity of the Claimant is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the interests of the Claimant

AND PURSUANT to rule 39.2(4) of the Civil Procedure Rules and section II of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 and rules 5.4C and 5.4D of the Civil Procedure Rules.

IT IS ORDERED:-

  1. That the identity of the Claimant shall not be disclosed
  2. That the Claimant be described in all statements of case and other documents to be filed or served in the proceedings and in any judgment or order in the proceedings and in any report of the proceedings by the press or otherwise as “CTQ”
  3. That the address of the Claimant be stated in all statements of case and other documents to be filed or served in the proceedings as the address of the Claimant’s solicitors
  4. That in so far as necessary, any statement of case or other document disclosing the Claimant’s name or address already filed in the proceedings be replaced by a document describing such name or address in anonymised form as above.
  5. A non-party may not, without the permission of a Master or District Judge, inspect or obtain any copy statement of case or document from the court file unless it has been anonymised in accordance with this direction and there has been redacted any information which might identify the Claimant or his Litigation Friend. Any application for such permission (i.e. to inspect or obtain a non- anonymised version) must be made on notice to the Claimant and in accordance with CPR r. 5.4C (6) and the Court will effect service. The file is to be retained by the Court and marked “Anonymised”.
  6. That 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 or of any member of the Claimant’s immediate family being hereby prohibited
  7. That the Claimant do draw and file this Order and serve the same on the Defendant within 7 days of the date of this Order, and that a copy of this order shall be published on the Judicial Website of the High Court of Justice specifying that the Claimant shall be referred to as CTQ.