Emily Pulman and others -v- Chief Constable of Sussex Police (anonymity order)
Claim Number: KB-2024-003598
In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
17 June 2025
Before:
Master Eastman
Between:
Emily Pulman
Mark Pulman
ADN (by ZVH As Litigation Friend)
BTY (by ZVH As Litigation Friend)
DRP (by ZVH As Litigation Friend)
-v-
Chief Constable of Sussex Police
Order
Before Master Eastman sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice on 17 June 2025.
UPON READING the application notice dated11April2025 and:
- Considering the Article 8 rights of the Third to Fifth Claimants to respect for private and family life, and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression.
- It appearing that non-disclosure of the identity of the Third to Fifth Claimants is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the interests of theThird to Fifth Claimants and that there is no sufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure.
- The Defendant indicating its neutrality to the making of the order and there being no representations from the press or any other interested party.
AND PURSUANT to section 1 Sexual Offences Act 1992; section 39 Children and Young Persons Act 1933; section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and CPR rules 5.4C, 5.4D and 39.2(4)
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 publication (as defined in subparagraph (i) above) from the date of this Order, but excluding any continued publication of material already in the public domain prior to the date of this Order.
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. The identity of the Third to Fifth Claimants as Parties to these proceedings is confidential and shall not be published.
2. Pursuant to the provisions set out in the recital, above, there shall not be disclosed in any report of these proceedings or other publication the name or address of the Third to Fifth Claimants, the identity of the Third to Fifth Claimants’ Litigation Friend, or any details (including other names, addresses, or a specific combination of facts) that could lead to the identification of the Third to Fifth Claimants as Parties to these proceedings. The Third to Fifth Claimants and the Litigation Friend shall be referred to as set out at paragraph 3 of this Order.
3. In any judgment or report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium) in relation thereto:
(i) The Third Claimant shall be referred to as “ADN”.
(ii) The Fourth Claimant shall be referred to as “BTY”.
(iii) The Fifth Claimant shall be referred to as “DRP”.
(iv) The Litigation Friend shall be referred to as “ZVH”.
4. In any judgment or report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium), there shall be no reference to information concerning offences allegedly or otherwise committed by third parties against the Third to Fifth Claimants.
5. 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 and redacted in accordance with subparagraphs 3(i) to (iv) and 4 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 Claimants’ solicitor.
6. The Claimants’ 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 16 July 2025, and re-filed in the event that any statement of case is amended, within 21 days of such amendment being approved.
7. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 17 June 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 Claimants’ solicitor.
9. 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
10. The costs of obtaining this order be costs in the case.