DMO -v- Mr Ian Ryan (anonymity order)
Claim Number: KB-2023-004277
In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
4 December 2024
Before:
Master Brown
Between:
DMO (a Protected Party, proceeding via his Litigation Friend, ARR)
-v-
Mr Ian Ryan (anonymity order)
Order
BEFORE Master Brown, sitting in the Royal Courts of Justice, King’s Bench Division on 4th December 2024;
UPON HEARING Counsel for the Claimant and upon the Defendant having been given notice of today’s hearing but not being in attendance;
AND UPON:
(1) Consideration of the Article 8 rights of the Claimant to respect for private and family life, and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression;
(2) It appearing that non-disclosure of the identity of the Claimant and the Litigation Friend is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the interests of the Claimant and that there is no sufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure;
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) Publication for the purpose of this Order includes any further publication (as defined in (1) above) from the date of this Order, even if such information has derived from a previous stage or stages of these proceedings.
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. The identity of the Claimant and Litigation Friend as parties to these proceedings is confidential and shall not be published.
2. Pursuant to CPR Rule 39.2(4), there shall not be disclosed in any report of these proceedings or other publication the name or address of the Claimant or the Litigation Friend or other immediate family members or any details (including other names, addresses, or a specific combination of facts) that could lead to the identification of the Claimant or the Litigation Friend in these proceedings.
3. In any judgment or report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium) in relation thereto:
(i) The Claimant shall be referred to as “DMO”;
(ii) The Litigation Friend shall be referred to as “ARR”;
(iii) Any other details which, on their own or together with other information publicly available, may lead to the identification of the Claimant or Litigation Friend (including any names of other immediate family members or their addresses) shall be redacted before publication.
4. 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 4 (i) to (iii) above.
(ii) If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies (pursuant to CPR r.5.4C(1B) or (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 Claimant’s solicitor, trustee or deputy.
5. The Claimant’s solicitor shall file with the Court an electronic (PDF) bundle of the statements of case that has been anonymised in accordance with paragraph 3 above by 6 January 2025.
6. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 4th December 2024 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.”
7. 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 Claimant’s solicitor, trustee or deputy.
8. Pursuant to the ‘Practice Guidance: Publication of Privacy and Anonymity Orders’ issued by the Master of the Rolls dated 16 April 2019 a copy of this Order shall be published on the Judicial Website of the High Court of Justice (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