JCW -v- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (anonymity order)
Claim number: KB-2024-CDF-000021
In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Cardiff District Registry
12 December 2025
Before:
His Honour Judge Harrison,
sitting as a Judge of the High Court
Between:
JCW
(by way of his litigation friend and mother, APB)
-v-
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Anonymity order
BEFORE His Honour Judge Harrison sitting as a Judge of the High Court at the
Cardiff District Registry, Cardiff Justice Centre, 2 Park Street, Cardiff, CF10 1ET on 12 December 2025
UPON the Claimants application notice dated 09.12.25
AND UPON HEARING Gerard Martin, one of His Majesty’s Counsel, on behalf of the
Claimant and Claire Watson one of His Majesty’s Counsel, on behalf of the Defendant attending via CVP
WHEREAS the Claimant makes a claim (“the Claim”) against the Defendant for personal injuries suffered by him arising out of the Defendant’s negligence, in respect of which proceedings were commenced by the Claimant against the Defendant in the High Court of Justice, Kings Bench Division, Cardiff District Registry on 26 October 2022.
AND WHEREAS the Claimant is a child, bringing the Claim by his Mother and
Litigation Friend, APB
UPON CONSIDERING the protective nature of the approval jurisdiction pursuant to r.21.10 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998
AND UPON CONSIDERING the Article 8 rights of the Claimant and his mother to respect for private and family life and the risk of harm that identification may cause to the Claimant and his mother and Litigation Friend, APB.
AND UPON CONSIDERING the importance of open justice and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression.
AND UPON THE COURT CONCLUDING that non-disclosure of the Claimant’s and Litigation Friend’s identify is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the Claimants interests
AND UPON THE COURT being informed that, there having been some publicity surrounding this claim in the past, the parties have agreed to issue a public statement in order to bring that to a close before this order comes into effect
AND UPON THE COURT FURTHER CONCLUDING that it is necessary to make a reporting restriction order, which should take effect once the public statement referred to above has been made
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
- The names of the Claimant and the Litigation Friend are to be withheld in the statements of case, and in any judgments and orders in this claim, and for those purposes:
(i) The Claimant shall be referred to as JCW
(ii) The Litigation Friend shall be referred to as APB
- The Claimant and Litigations Friend’s address on the claim form shall be substituted by the address of the Claimant’s solicitors.
- In so far as necessary, any statement of case or other document disclosing the
Claimant’s name or address or the name or address of the Litigation Friend already filed in the proceedings be replaced by a document describing such name or address in anonymised form as above. - No report, whether oral or in writing, or other communication in whatever form (including internet or social media) addressed to the public at large or any section of the public, of or concerning this claim which is published from the date of this order may include:
(a) The name or address of the Claimant;
(b) The name or address of the Litigation Friend;
(c) The name or address of the Claimant’s school;
(d) Any particulars likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant or Litigation Friend;
(e) Any image or likeness of the Claimant or Litigation Friend.
- Any reports or other communications to the public which exist prior to the date of this order are not affected by this order.
- Pursuant to CPR 5.4C and 5.4D:
(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 1 and 2 above.
(ii) If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies (pursuant to CPR r.5.4C(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 unless the court orders otherwise.
- The Claimant’s solicitor shall file with the Court copies of any existing statements of case anonymised in accordance with paragraph 1 and 2 above by 9th January 2026
- The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 12 December 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”
- Any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the Court to vary or set aside this Order, provided that any such application is made on 7 days’ notice to the Claimant’s solicitor, trustee or deputy.
- This order shall lapse automatically on the death of the Claimant and its provisions shall have no effect from that time.
- Pursuant to CPR 39.2(5) a copy of this Order shall be published on the website of the Judiciary of England and Wales (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
- This order shall take effect at 4pm on 12 December 2025.
Dated this 12th day of December 2025