KXY -v- Daniel Tanyi (anonymity order)

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: H90MA081

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Manchester District Registry

10 October 2025

Before:

District Judge Rome,
sitting in the High Court

Between:

KXY
(a protected party, LF Official Solicitor)

-v-

Mr Daniel Tanyi

WARNING: You must comply with the terms imposed upon you by this Order. Otherwise, your case is liable to be struck out or some other sanction imposed. If you cannot comply, you are expected to make a formal Application to the Court before any deadline imposed upon you expires.

Anonymity order

Before District Judge Rome sitting in the High Court at Manchester District Registry, Manchester Civil Justice Cntr, 1 Bridge Street West, Manchester, M60 9DJ.

UPON HEARING Counsel for the Claimant and the Defendant and the Official Solicitor’s representative and the Claimant being present.
AND UPON the Court finding that the Claimant continues to lack capacity to litigate.
AND UPON the Court considering that further enquiries are needed to ascertain whether the Claimant has financial capacity, and the Claimant’s solicitor agreeing to arrange such an assessment.
AND UPON reading the advice of Miss Ashworth, Counsel dated 1 January 2025. and the documents in support of the application for approval.
AND UPON the Court being satisfied that the settlement proposals are in the best interests of the Claimant
AND UPON IT BEING RECORDED that the Official Solicitor confirming that she consents to her appointment as Litigation Friend continuing at this time pending the determination of the Claimant’s financial capacity.
AND UPON IT BEING RECORDED THAT the Claimant’s solicitor shall write to the Court to inform it as to whether the Claimant has financial capacity, proposals for management of the fund if financial capacity is found to be lacking, and any request for the Official Solicitor’s appointment to be discharged, once further evidence is to hand.
AND UPON consideration of the Claimant’s Article 8 right to respect for private and family life and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression
AND UPON 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
AND UPON the Defendant indicating its neutrality to the making of the order and there being no representations from any interested party
AND PURSUANT to rule 39.2(4) of the Civil Procedure Rules and section II of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 and rules 5.4C and 5.4D of the Civil Procedure Rules.
AND IT BEING RECORDED that the matter is reserved to DJ Rome.

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

  1. The identity of the Claimant in these proceedings is protected and shall not be published. For this purpose:
    (i) ‘publication’ includes any speech, writing, broadcast, or other communication in whatever form, which is addressed to the public at large or any section of the public.
    (ii) publication of any name, address, picture, or other information that could lead to identification of KXY as the Claimant in these proceedings is prohibited.
  2. Pursuant to CPR Rule 39.2(4), there shall not be disclosed in any report of these proceedings the name or address of the Claimant, or the Claimant’s wife/ex-wife/partner/ex partner or children, or any details that could lead to the identification of KXY as 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 “KXY”
    (ii) Any other details liable to lead to the identification of the Claimant (including any names of other family members or addresses) shall be redacted before publication.
  4. Pursuant to CPR 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 (ii) above.
    (ii) If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies 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 Solicitors and the Official Solicitor as the Claimant’s Litigation Friend.
  5. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 29 September 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.”
  6. Any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the Court to vary or discharge this Order, providing that any such application is made on notice to the Claimant’s Solicitors, the Official Solicitor as the Claimant’s Litigation Friend, and any deputy or trustee appointed on the Claimant’s behalf, that 7 days’ prior notice of the intention to make such an application is given.
  7. For the avoidance of doubt, paragraphs 1 to 4 above shall not apply to the following, which do not constitute publication within the meaning of paragraph 1 (providing always that proper steps are taken to protect the confidentiality of information from being made public):-
    (i) Retention by the parties and/or their representatives of their unredacted files for the purposes of their continuing functions and obligations in relation to the proceedings.
  8. Pursuant to the ‘Practice Guidance: Publication of Privacy and Anonymity Orders’ issued by the Master of the Rolls on 17 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 settlement of the Claimant’s claim for damages is approved in the sum of £56,000 net of CRU which is NIL. It is recorded that interim payments have been made in the sum of £6,000.
  10. The Defendant shall pay the net sum of £50,000 to the Claimant’s solicitor by 4pm 20 October 2025.  
  11. The Claimant’s solicitor is authorised to deduct the sum of £4754.40 from the Claimant’s damages, being made up of £4,480 8% CFA uplift, £106.40 insurance policy, £168 due for non attendance at an examination by Dr Grady. The balance of £45,245.60 shall be held by the Claimant’s solicitor in their client account pending a decision as to whether the Claimant has financial capacity and how the damages shall be held.
  12. The Defendant shall pay the Claimant’s reasonable costs of the case to 26 December 2024 on the standard basis subject to detailed assessment in default of agreement. There be no order for costs thereafter save that the Defendant shall pay the Claimant’s reasonable costs of and incidental to the approval hearing on 29 September 2025.
  13. The Defendant shall pay to the Claimant’s solicitors an interim payment on account of costs in the sum of £50,000 by 4pm on 20 October 2025.
  14. Upon payment of the damages and costs as set out above the Defendant shall be discharged from any further liability in respect of the claims made in these proceedings.

Dated 29 September 2025