MD -v- Moira (anonymity order)

Queen's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim No: QB-2019-001015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION

Date: 07/04/2022

Before:
Master Thornett

Between:
MD by Her Litigation Friend DB
-v-
Dr Sutcliffe Moira

ORDER
UPON the Claimant’s Application and deciding the same without a hearing
AND WHEREAS pursuant to CPR r39.2 (4) the Court is satisfied that an order in
the terms below is necessary to protect the interests of the Claimants and there
is no sufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure.

IT IS ORDERED PURSUANT to section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, section 6
of the Human Rights Act 1998 and CPR Rule 5.4A to 5.4 D and CPR Rule 39.2
1. The Claimant shall hereafter be referred to in these proceedings as ‘MD’ (A
Protected Party).
2. The Litigation Friend of the Claimant shall hereafter be referred to in these
proceedings as ‘DB’.
3. There shall not be disclosed in any report of the proceedings the names or
addresses of any of the Claimant, the Litigation Friend of the Claimant, or any
details leading to the identification of the same.
4. Pursuant to CPR Rule 5.4C a person who is not a party to the proceedings may
obtain a copy of a statement of case, judgment or order from the court records only if
the statement of case, judgement or order has been anonymised such that:
a. The Claimant and the Litigation Friend of the Claimant are referred to
as set out above, only.
b. The addresses of the Claimant and the Litigation Friend of the Claimant have
been deleted from these documents.
c. There has been redacted any information which might identify the Claimant and
the Litigation Friend of the Claimant.
5. There shall be no publication in any newspaper or other media or other disclosure of
any name, address, picture or information tending to identify the Claimant and
the Litigation Friend of the Claimant.