FFGM & Ors -v- The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (anonymity order)
Claim No: 3MA90309
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION
MANCHESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY
Date: 13/06/2022
Between:
(1) FFGM
(2) FFDA
(3) FFJA
(4) FFJM
(By his father and Litigation Friend, FFGM)
-v-
THE PENNINE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
ANONYMITY ORDER
BEFORE HHJ Sephton QC sitting in the High Court of Justice Manchester on 13 June 2022 and upon hearing ms Sally Hatfield QC for the 4th Claimant and Mr Livingston for the Defendant
AND upon the claims in relation to First, Second and Third Claimant having previously been settled and concluded
WHEREAS, pursuant to CPR r. 39.2(4), the Court is satisfied that an order in the terms below is necessary to protect the interests of the Claimant and there is no sufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED PURSUANT to section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, Section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and CPR Rule 5.4A to 5.4D and CPR Rule 39.2:
(1) That the identities of the Fourth Claimant, his Litigation Friend, who was also the First Claimant in this action and the Second and Third Claimants be not disclosed in any report of these proceedings. The Fourth Claimant, his Litigation Friend, the Second and Third Claimants shall be referred to as set out at paragraph 2 of this Order.
(2) In any judgment or report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium) in relation thereto:
(a) The Fourth Claimant shall be referred to as “FFJM ”
(b) The Litigation Friend who was also the First Claimant shall be referred to as “FFGM”
(c) The Second Claimant shall be referred to as “FFDA”
(d) The Third Claimant shall be referred to as “FFJA”
Any other details liable to lead to the identification of the Fourth Claimant (including any names of other family members or addresses) shall be redacted before publication.
(3) Pursuant to CPR Rules 5.4C and 5.4D:
(i) A person who is not a party to the proceedings may obtain a copy of a statement of case, judgment or order from the Court records only if the statement of case, judgment or order has been anonymised in accordance with subparagraphs 2(a) to (c) 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 or Deputy.
(4) The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 13 June 2022 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.”
(5) That reporting restrictions apply as to the disclosing of any information that may lead to the subsequent publication of the identity of the Fourth Claimant, his Litigation Friend who was also the First Claimant and the Second and Third Claimants. The publication of the name and address of the Fourth Claimant or of any member of the Claimant’s immediate family or the name and address of the Litigation Friend is prohibited.
(6) The provisions of this Order shall not apply:-
a. to communications between the Court Funds Office and the anonymised party, his Deputy or Litigation Friend in relation to the payment of money into the Court Funds Office for the benefit of the anonymised party or the investment or treatment of payment out of such money;
b. to communications between the Court Funds Office and/or the anonymised party, his Deputy or Litigation Friend and any financial institution concerned as to the receipt or investment of such money; or
c. to records kept by the Court Funds Office or the anonymised party, his Deputy or Litigation Friend or any such financial institution in relation to such money.
(7) That any non-party affected by this Order may apply on notice to all parties to have this Order set aside or varied.
(8) A copy of this order shall be published on the Judicial Website of the High Court of Justice specifying that the Fourth Claimant shall be referred to as FFJM, his litigation friend who was also First Claimant shall be referred to as FFGM, the Second Claimant shall be referred to as FFDA and Third Claimant shall be referred to as FFJA.
(9) The Defendant do pay the Fourth Claimant’s costs on the standard basis to be the subject of detailed assessment if not agreed.
Dated 13 June 2022