KHG -v- North Tyneside Council (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2026-LDS-000116

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Administrative Court at Leeds

23 July 2026

Before:

HHJ Davis-White KC

Between:

The King on the application of
KHG

-v-

North Tyneside Council

and

Marden High School
(Interested party)

Order

On THE COURT CONSIDERING THE PAPERS

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant and the Defendant on the papers without a hearing

ORDER by HH JUDGE DAVIS-WHITE KC (sitting as a Judge of the King’s Bench Division)

  1. Anonymity:
    (a) Under the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and pursuant to s. 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998:
    (i) the Claimant’s name is to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public; and
    (ii) the Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as “KGH”.
    (b) Pursuant to s. 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Claimant or of either of his children or any other child attending (or formally attending Marden High School) (the “Relevant Individuals”) in any matter likely to lead to the identification of and of the Relevant individuals in any report of, or otherwise in connection with, these proceedings.
    (c) Pursuant to CPR 5.4C(4):
    (i) the parties must within 7 days file and serve a redacted copy of any statement of case already filed, omitting the name, address and any other information likely to lead to the identification of any of the Relevant individuals;
    (ii) if any statement of case subsequently filed includes information likely to lead to the identification of any of the Relevant Individuals, a redacted copy omitting that information must be filed at the same time and must then be served with the unredacted version;
    (iii) unless the Court grants permission under CPR 5.4C(6), no non-party many obtain a copy of any unredacted statement of case.
    (d) Any party wishing to apply to vary or discharge this Order must make an application within 7 days of service of this Order upon them.
    (e) Any other person wishing to vary or discharge this Order must make an application, served on each party.

REASONS

Anonymity:  I have considered and followed the guidance in the Administrative Court Guide paragraph 7.12.  These proceedings concern educational provision for the Claimant’s children and evidence includes details of interactions between children at Marden High School.  Privacy is necessary to protect the interests of the children involved in this case.  There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.