LFD -v- Cambridgeshire County Council (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2026-LON-002447

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

1 June 2026

Before:

Richard Wright KC
sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge

Between:

The King
on the application of
LFD
(by her mother and litigation friend LGD)

-v-

Cambridgeshire County Council

Order

On an application by the Claimant for urgent consideration and anonymity

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 LFD and her litigation friend as LGD .

(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. Abridgement of time and expedition:

(a) The Defendant’s Acknowledgement of Service (CPR 54.8) must be filed and served by 4pm on Monday 8th June 2026.

(b) Any Reply from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served by 4pm on Friday 12th June 2026.

(c) The papers are to be referred to a judge or deputy judge as soon as possible thereafter.

REASONS

(1) The Claimant is a young child and there are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.

(2) I accept that there is urgency such that an expedited timescale for the consideration of permission is appropriate and have amended the timetable accordingly. It will be a matter for the Judge who considers permission to make case management directions and to decide whether, if permission is granted, the hearing of the Claim should be expedited.

Signed: Richard Wright KC

Date: 1st June 2026