KGF -v- Ealing Council and another (anonymity order)

County CourtAnonymity Order

Claim number: L01MY013

In the County Court at Mayors & City Of London Court

9 February 2026

Before:

District Judge Rippon

Between:

KGF ( BY HIS LITIGATION FRIEND HFG )

-v-

EALING COUNCIL

NHS NORTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED
CARE BOARD (FORMALLY EALING CCG )

Order

Before District Judge Rippon sitting at the County Court at Central London, Thomas More Building, Royal Courts Of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

UPON hearing Ms Westoby, solicitor to the Claimant

AND UPON the court being informed that, despite the settlement having been approved in November 2024, no CFO 320PB had been filled in

AND UPON the court being informed that the Claimant’s solicitors had been chasing to have that form completed since November 2024

AND UPON the court being informed that an order approving the settlement was made and that, apparently, the Defendant had paid the settlement sum to the Court Funds Office

AND UPON the court therefore completing the CFO320PB for the settlement already approved

IT IS ORDERED

  1. The Court office to ensure that the Anonymity Order made by Mr Recorder Gee KC is published on the judiciary website, if it has not already

Order

25 February 2025

BEFORE Mr Recorder Gee sitting at Central London County Court on 27 November 2024 in a hearing held via remote video link.

UPON HEARING Counsel for the Claimant, the First and Second Defendant electing not to attend.

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 interest in disclosure.
(3) The Defendants indicating their neutrality to the making of the order 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, the Claimant’s Litigation Friend or other immediate family members. The Claimant and the Litigation Friend 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 to these proceedings:
    (i) The Claimant shall be referred to as “KFG”.
    (ii) The Litigation Friend shall be referred to as “HFG”.
    (iii) 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 2 clear days’ notice (excluding Saturdays Sundays and bank Holidays) to the Claimant’s solicitor, trustee or deputy, unless the Court otherwise orders.
  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 within 21 days from date of the order, 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 27 November 2024 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. 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 2 clear days’ notice (excluding Saturdays Sundays and Bank Holidays) to the Claimant’s solicitor, trustee or deputy.
  8. 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.
  9. The costs of obtaining this order be costs in the case.
  10. This order may be discharged or varied by further order of the court