HLN -v- East Riding of Yorkshire Council (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2026-LDS-000066

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

26 October 2026

In the matter of an application for judicial review

Before:

HHJ Davis-White KC

Between:

The King

On the application of

HLN
By their litigation friend HWM
-v-
East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Anonymity Order

All parties should note that the orders which follow include provision for an expedited hearing and a related short timetable, arising from the parties agreement that this matter should be heard together with applications in AC-2026-LDS-000167

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant
AND the case being called on before HH Judge Davis-White on 27 August 2026
AND The parties agreeing that this case be called on that day and that the application for permission to apply for judicial review be listed to be heard on 30 October 2026 together with applications between the same parties in AC-2026-LDS 000167

ORDER by HH JUDGE DAVIS-WHITE KC (sitting as a Judge of the King’s Bench Division)

  1. Anonymity:

(a) Under the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and pursuant to 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 “HLN” and the Claimant’s litigation friend as “HWM”.

(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 and serve a redacted copy of any statement of case already 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 and must then be served with the unredacted version;

(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.

  1. By consent: Adjournment of permission and interim relief to a hearing:

The application for permission to apply for judicial review are adjourned to be determined after a hearing. That hearing will be on 30 October 2026 and this matter shall be listed together with the applications in AC-2026-LDS-000167.

  1. Abridgement of time and expedition:

(a) The Defendant must file and serve (i) summary (or if preferred, detailed) grounds for contesting the claim and (ii) any written evidence to be relied upon on the application for permission by 4pm on 24 September 2026.

(b) Any Reply or reply evidence from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served by 4pm on 01 October 2026;

(c) Skeleton arguments must be served and filed no later than 10am on 27 October 2026.

(d) The claimant must lodge and serve a combined electronic bundle of authorities no later than 10am on 28 October 2026.

REASONS

Anonymity: The claimant is a child and privacy is necessary to protect the interests of the claimant. To protect such interests it is also necessary to afford privacy to the litigation friend. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.