JXX -v- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (anonymity order)

CivilHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: KB-2025-000365

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division

24 February 2025

Before:

Master Eastman

Between:

JXX

-v-

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Order

UPON the Claimant’s Application Notice dated 27 January 2025 seeking an anonymity order and a stay of the claim.

AND UPON IT APPEARING that the case is likely to attract publicity and that revealing the identity of the Claimant is likely to unfairly damage their interests and those of the Claimant and that, accordingly, publication of details revealing the Claimant’s identity ought to be prohibited.

AND UPON

(1) Consideration of the Article 8 rights of the Claimant to respect for private and family life, and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression.
(2) It appearing that non-disclosure of the identity of the Claimant is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the interests of the Claimant and that there is no sufficient countervailing public interests of the Claimant and that there is no sufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure.
(3) The Defendant having been notified of the anonymity application and there being no representations from the press or any other interested party.

AND PURSUANT to section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and CPR rules 5.4C,
5.4D and 39.2(4)

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 subparagraph (i) 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 The identity of the Claimant as a party to these proceedings is confidential and shall not be published.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 Claimant 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 Claimant in these proceedings. The Claimant 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 Claimant shall be referred to as “JXX”.
    (ii) Any other details which, on their own or together with other information publicly available, may lead to the identification of the Claimant (including any names of other immediate family members or their addresses) shall be redacted before publication.
  4. Pursuant to CPR Rules 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 3(i) to (iii) 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 17 March 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 24 February 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. 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.
  8. The Claimant shall serve on the Defendant within 21 days of the making of this Order the sealed copy of the anonymised claim form, together with a sealed copy of this order and in addition a copy of the application (with a copy of the witness statement in support).
  9. On service of the sealed anonymised claim form on the Defendant the claim is stayed pending the outcome of the police investigation.
  10. On conclusion of the police investigation either the Claimant or Defendant has permission to apply for the stay to be lifted.
  11. 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.
  12. The costs of obtaining this order be costs in the case.