HXH -v- Congregation of the Sisters of Nazareth Generalate (anonymity order)
Claim No. QB-2021-002933
In the High Court of Justice
Queen’s Bench Division
17 September 2021
Before:
Master Stevens sitting as vacation master
Between:
HXH
-v-
Congregation of the Sisters of Nazareth Generalate
ORDER
UPON READING an application notice by the Claimant dated 28 July 2021
AND UPON the Master considering s12 of the Human Rights Act 1998
AND UPON IT APPEARING that non-disclosure of the identity of the Claimant is necessary in order to protect the interests of the Claimant.
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. Pursuant to the Claimant’s Article 8 right to respect for private and family life and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression and/or pursuant to rule 39.2(4) of the Civil Procedure Rules and section II of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 and rules 5.4C and 5.4D of the Civil Procedure Rules the identity of the Claimant be not disclosed.
2. That the Claimant be described in all statements of case and other documents to be filed or served in the proceedings and in any judgment or order in the proceedings and in any report of the proceedings by the press or otherwise as “HXH”
3. That the address of the Claimant be stated in all statements of case and other documents to be filed or served in the proceedings as the address of the Claimant’s solicitors.
4. That in so far as necessary, any statement of case or other document disclosing the Claimant’s name or address already filed in the proceedings be replaced by a document describing such name or address in anonymised form as above.
5. That the original of any such document disclosing the name or address of the Claimant is to be placed on the Court and/or HMCTS e-filing service system and noted that they should “not to be opened or accessed without the permission of a Judge or Master of the Queen’s Bench Division”.
6. That a non-party may not inspect or obtain a copy of any document on or from the Court file (other than this order duly anonymised as directed) without the permission of a Master or Judge. Any application for such permission must be made on notice to the Claimant, and the Court will effect service. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on [date of this Order] and any application by a non-party to inspect or obtain a copy of a document from this file must be dealt with in accordance with the terms of that Order”.
7. That reporting restrictions apply as to the disclosing of any information that may lead to the subsequent identification of the Claimant. The publication of the name and address of the Claimant or of any member of the Claimant’s immediate family is prohibited.
8. The provisions of this Order shall not apply:-
a. to communications between the Court Funds Office and the anonymised party 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 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 or Litigation Friend or any such financial institution in relation to such money.
8. That the Claimant do by 10 August 2021 draw and file this Order and serve the same on the Defendant.
9. That the Claimant do comply with rule 23.9(2) by service on the Defendant.
10. That the Defendant may apply under rule 23.10 to have this Order set aside or varied provided that 7 days’ prior notice of the intention to make such an application is given.
11. That any non-party affected by this Order may apply on notice to all parties to have this Order set aside or varied provided that 7 days’ prior notice of the intention to make such an application is given.