KDY and another -v- Mr Nicholas Langham (Head Teacher, Langdon Park School) and others

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim No. KB-2025-003437

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division

27 November 2025

Before:

Master Brown

Between:

KDY [A MINOR PROCEEDED BY LITIGATION FRIEND NGP]

Anonymised Party NGP

-v-

Mr Nicholas Langham (Head Teacher, Langdon Park School)

Mrs Firdusi Uddin (Head Of School, St. Paul’s Way Trust School)

Governing Body of Langdon Park School

University Schools Trust

London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Governing Body of St. Luke’s Primary School

Governing Body of Woolmore Primary School

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Poplar HARCA (Spotlight)

Order

BEFORE Master Brown sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice on 27 November 2025 

UPON HEARING the Second Claimant in person, Counsel for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Defendant, Ms Howell and Counsel for the Ninth Defendant, Mr King

AND UPON the Eighth Defendant neither being present or represented

AND UPON the application notice dated 30 September 2025

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 Claimants to respect for private and family life and the risk of harm that identification may cause to the Claimants

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 Claimants’ identity is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the Claimants’ interests 

AND UPON THE COURT FURTHER CONCLUDING that it is necessary to make a temporary anonymity order which will be reviewed at a later date:

IT IS ORDERED THAT: 

  1. 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 ‘KDY’; 
    ii) The Litigation Friend, and Second Claimant shall be referred to as ‘NGP’; 
  2.  The Claimant’s address on the claim form shall be substituted by childvoicematters@gmail.com.
  3. 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 current name or address or school /or workplace/ any other specific feature of the Claimant; 
    b) The name or address of the Litigation Friend.
    c) Any particulars likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant or Litigation Friend.
    d) Any image or likeness of the Claimant or Litigation Friend.
  4. Any reports or other communications to the public which exist prior to the date of this order are not affected by this order. 
  5. 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 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. 
  6. The Claimant’s Litigation Friend / Second Claimant shall file with the Court copies of any existing statements of case anonymised in accordance with paragraph 1 and 2 above by 5 December 2025. 
  7. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 27 November 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.
  8. 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 Litigation Friend, solicitor, trustee or deputy. 
  9. This order shall lapse automatically on the death of the Claimant and its provisions shall have no effect from that time or unless otherwise Ordered.   
  10. Pursuant 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.