KTL -v- London Borough of Hackney (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2026-LON-002172

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

20 May 2026

Before:

Richard Wright KC
sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge

Between:

The King
on the application of
KTL
(by his litigation friend, LDY)

-v-

London Borough of Hackney

Order

On an application by the Claimant for anonymity and interim relief

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY RICHARD WRIGHT KC SITTING AS A DEPUTY HIGH COURT JUDGE

  1. Anonymity:

(a) Pursuant to CPR 39.2(4) and/or the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and/or 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 KTL and his litigation friend as LDY.

(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 any matter likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant 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 a redacted copy of any statement of case filed, omitting the name, address and any other information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant;

(ii) if any statement of case subsequently filed includes information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant, a redacted copy omitting that information must be filed at the same time;

(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 person wishing to vary or discharge this Order must make an application, served on each party.

  1. The Defendant must file and serve its response to the application for interim relief by 4 p.m. on Friday 5th June 2026.
  2. The application will be considered on the papers by a Judge as soon as possible after the filing of the response.

REASONS

  1. Anonymity: The Claimant is a young child and the claim relies on personal and medical information in which the Claimant has a reasonable expectation of privacy. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.
  2. I am not prepared to consider the application for interim relief without affording the defendant an opportunity to respond to the application. Whilst I accept that there may be some urgency that does not mean that the Defendant should not be afforded any opportunity to reply.

Signed: Richard Wright KC
Date: 20th May 2026