FAZ -v- London Borough of Redbridge (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2025-LON-003807

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Administrative Court

5 November 2025

Before:

Dan Kolinsky KC siting as a Deputy High Court Judge

Between:

The King on the application of
FAZ

-v-

London Borough of Redbridge

Order

On an application by the Claimant for anonymity and urgent consideration of her claim for interim relief

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY DAN KOLINSKY KC SITTING AS A DEPUTY HIGH COURT JUDGE

  1. Anonymity:
    (a) Pursuant to CPR 39.2(4):
    (i) the Claimant’s name is to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public; and
    (ii) the Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as FAZ.
    (b) Pursuant to s. 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Claimant or of any matter likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant in any report of, or otherwise in connection with, these proceedings.
    (c) Pursuant to CPR 5.4C(4):
    (i) the parties 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;
    (ii) if any statement of case subsequently filed includes information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant, 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.
  2. Interim Relief Application:
    (a) The Defendant shall respond to the Claimant’s interim application by 4pm on 12 November 2025.
    (b) The issue of interim relief shall be referred to a judge or deputy judge for consideration within 3 working days thereafter.

Reasons

(1) Anonymity: The claim relies on personal medical information in respect of which the Claimant has a reasonable expectation of privacy. There is also a legitimate concern about possible exposed to further domestic abuse if her name is in the public domain. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.
(2) This matter appears to be urgent and the question of interim relief should be determined as soon as practicable. The Court will be assisted by a response from the Defendant and the timetable set in this order seeks to balance these considerations appropriately.