EVE -v- Leigh Academy Halley (anonymity order)
Claim number: AC-2025-LON-004340
In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Administrative Court
3 December 2025
Before:
The Hon Mr Justice Chamberlain
Between:
The King on the application of
EVE (by his Litigation Friend EWE)
-v-
Leigh Academy Halley
and
Royal Borough of Greenwich
(Interested party)
Order
On an application by the Claimant for urgent consideration and interim relief
Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant
ORDER BY THE HON. MR JUSTICE CHAMBERLAIN
- Anonymity:
(a) Pursuant to CPR 39.2(4) and s. 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998:
(i) the names of the claimant and his litigation friend are to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public; and
(ii) the Claimant and his litigation friend are to be referred to orally and in writing as “EVE” and “EWE” respectively.
(b) Pursuant to s. 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Claimant or his litigation friend or of any matter likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant or his litigation friend in any report of, or otherwise in connection with, these proceedings.
(c) Pursuant to CPR 5.4C(4):
(i) the Claimant must within 7 days file a redacted copy of any statement of case filed, omitting the name, address and any other information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant or his litigation friend;
(ii) if any statement of case subsequently filed includes information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant or his litigation friend, a redacted copy omitting that information must be filed at the same time;
(iii) unless the Court grants permission under CPR 5.4C(6), no non-party many obtain a copy of any unredacted statement of case.
(d) Any person wishing to vary or discharge this Order must make an application, served on each party. - Abridgement of time and expedition:
(a) The Defendant’s and/or Interested Party’s Acknowledgement of Service (CPR 54.8) and response to the application for interim relief must be filed and served by 4pm on 12 December 2025.
(b) Any Reply from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served by 4pm on 16 December 2025.
(c) The papers are to be referred to a judge or deputy judge for a decision on permission and interim relief by 19 December 2025. - Insofar as the Claimant applies for immediate interim relief, the application is refused.
Reasons
(1) Anonymity: The Claimant is a minor and the claim relates to medical conditions and educational matters in respect of which he has a legitimate expectation of privacy, which is sufficient to justify the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1 of this Order.
(2) Abridgement of time and expedition: The decision challenged has an impact on the Claimant’s education. This justifies a degree of expedition. The directions given allow a reasonable period for the Defendant to instruct lawyers and provide a summary response to the claim and application for interim relief, while also ensuring that the court is in a position to reach a decision on permission and interim relief before the end of the Michaelmas Term 2025.
(3) Refusal of immediate interim relief: The interim relief sought would require the Defendant to take action which it may consider unsafe or educationally inappropriate. It would not be fair to make an order having that effect without giving the Defendant a reasonable time to respond. The adverse effect on the Claimant’s education is not so severe or irreparable that immediate interim relief is justified.