GVH -v- Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2025-BHM-000412

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

31 March 2026

Before:

Jonathan Glasson KC

Between:

THE KING on the application of
GVH (acting by their litigation friend GRT)

-v-

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board

and

Leicester City Council
(Interested party)

Order

On an application by the Claimant for anonymity and for permission for judicial review

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant and the Defendant

ORDER BY MR JONATHAN GLASSON KC
SITTING AS A DEPUTY JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT

  1. Amendment of the claim form:
    a) Permission is given to amend the claim form so as to substitute the Claimant’s son, GVH, as the Claimant; and
    b) GRT is appointed as GVH’s litigation friend.
  2. Application for permission to rely on the amended and supplementary bundles: permission is granted to rely on these bundles;
  3. Application by the Defendant for an extension of time to file the Acknowledgment of Service: the application is granted.
  4. Anonymity:
    a) Pursuant to CPR 39.2(4) and/or the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and/or s. 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998:
    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 GVR;
    iii) The Claimant’s litigation friend is to be referred to orally and in writing as GRT.
    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.
  5. Adjournment of permission to a hearing:
    a) The application for permission to apply for judicial review is adjourned to be determined after a hearing to be listed in the week commencing Monday 20 April 2026.
    b) The permission hearing is to be listed with a time estimate of half a court day, including submissions by the parties and an oral judgment by the judge.
    c) Within 10 days of the service of this Order, the Claimant must file and serve an electronic copy of the Permission Hearing Bundle, prepared in accordance with the guidance on the Administrative Court website and containing the following documents:
    i) the Claim Form, Statement of Facts and Grounds and any evidence or other documents filed with the Claim Form;
    ii) any Acknowledgment of Service, Summary Grounds of Defence and any accompanying documents served by any Defendant and/or Interested Party;
    iii) any Reply or other document served by any party to the proceedings at the paper permission stage;
    iv) this Order;
    v) any other document the Court would be likely to consider material to its decision on permission to apply for judicial review.
    d) If the Claimant fails to comply with sub-paragraph (b), permission will be determined on the basis of the renewal notice and the documents before the Court at the paper stage, unless at the hearing the Court otherwise directs.
    e) At least 5 days before the date listed for the hearing, the Claimant must file and serve:
    i) a skeleton argument, maximum 15 pages;
    ii) an electronic bundle containing any authorities which the Court needs to read at the hearing (the Authorities Bundle: see para. 22.1.2 of the Administrative Court Judicial Review Guide); and
    iii) if requested by the Court, a hard copy version of the Permission Hearing Bundle and Authorities Bundles.
    f) At least 5 days before the date listed for the hearing, any party other than the Claimant intending to participate in the hearing must file and serve any skeleton argument, maximum 15 pages.
    g) If a party fails to comply with sub-paragraph (b), (d) and/or (e), the Court may have regard to the failure when considering any question about costs at the hearing.

Reasons

  1. Reliance on additional bundles and further time for the Acknowledgement of Service: these applications are not challenged and I consider it in accordance with the overriding objective for them to be granted.
  2. Anonymity:  In my judgment the limited derogation from open justice is justified in the circumstances of this case.  GVH is a child and is significantly disabled.  The claim requires detailed consideration of GVH’s medical needs.  In any event, the order I have made provides that an application may be made to vary or to discharge this aspect of the order.
  3. Adjournment of permission to a hearing: It would be helpful for the court to hear oral argument in respect of permission, including the Defendant’s contention that permission should be refused because it is said that there is an effective alternative remedy. 
  4. Given the seriousness of the Claimant’s medical condition, I consider that a degree of expedition should be granted in respect of the listing of the permission hearing.  I have therefore directed that the case should be listed relatively soon but nonetheless allowing for the pending break and for the parties to make adequate preparation.