GSD and another -v- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and another (anonymity order)

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: KB-2024-000637

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division

25 June 2025

Before:

Master Sullivan

Between:

GSD (by her father and Litigation Friend SSD)

FSD

-v-

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Order

UPON the Claimant’s application dated 7 May 2025

AND UPON:

  1. Consideration of the Article 8 rights of the Claimants to respect for private and family life and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression.
  2. It appearing to be necessary to derogate from the principle of open justice in order to protect the interests of the Claimants and to secure the proper administration of justice by way of the non-disclosure of their identity, there also being no sufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure.
  3. The Defendants indicating neutrality to the making of the order and there being no representations from the press or any other interested party.

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 paragraph 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 The identity of the Claimants as parties to these proceedings shall not be published.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 Claimants, the first Claimant’s 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 Claimants in these proceedings. The 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 first Claimant shall be referred to as “GSD”.
    ii. The second Claimant shall be referred to as “FSD“
    iii. The Litigation Friend shall be referred to as “SSD”.
    iv. Any other details which, on their own or together with other information publicly available may lead to the identification of the Claimants (including any names of other immediate family members or their addresses) shall be redacted before publication.
    AND PURSUANT to CPR rules 5.4C, 5.4D and 39.2(4)
  4. Pursuant to CPR Rules 5.4C and 5(4)D:
    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 3(i) to (iv) 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 16 July 2025 and re-filed in the event that any statement of case is amended, within 21 days of such amendment being approved.
  6. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 25 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.”
  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
  9. The costs of obtaining this be costs in the case.