MNZ -v- The Chief Constable of Essex Police (anonymity order)

County CourtAnonymity Order

Claim Number: L00MY875

In the County Court at Mayors & City of London Court

31 July 2024

Before:
Deputy District Judge Brooks

Between:
MNZ
(a child by his mother and Litigation Friend EMU)
-v-
The Chief Constable of Essex Police

Order

Before Deputy District Judge Brooks sitting at the County Court at Mayors & City Of London Court, The Guildhall Building, Basinghall Street, London, EC2V 5AR.

UPON reading the Claimant’s application notice and witness statement in support dated 2nd July 2024.

AND UPON consideration of the Claimant’s Article 8 right to respect for private and family life and Article 10 rights to freedom of expression.

AND UPON IT APPEARING that non-disclosure of the identity of the Claimant is necessary on order to protect the interests of the Claimant.

AND PURSUANT to Section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1988 section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981and rules 5.4C, 5.4D and 39.2(4) of the Civil Procedure Rules.

IT IS ORDERED THAT

  1. The identity of the Claimant is confidential and shall not be published or disclosed.
  2. Pursuant to CPR 39.2(4), there shall not be disclosed in any report of these proceedings or other publication the name or addresses of the Claimant or other immediate family members, or any details (including other names, addresses, or a specific combination of facts) that could lead to the identification of the Claimant or his mother.
  3. In all statements of case and other documents to be filed or served in the proceedings and in any judgment or order in the proceedings and in any report of the proceedings by the press or otherwise
    (i) the Claimant shall be referred to as “MNZ”
    (ii) the Claimant’s mother shall be referred to as “EMU” and
    (iii) the Claimant’s father shall be referred to as “DNZ”.
  4. The address of the Claimant be stated in all statement of case and other documents to be filed or served in the proceedings as the address of the Claimant’s solicitors.
  5. The original of any document disclosing the name or address of the Claimant is to be placed on the Court file in a sealed envelope marked “not to be opened without permission of a Judge”.
  6. A non-party may not inspect or obtain a copy of any document on or from the Court file (other than this order duly anonymised as directed) without permission of a judge. Any application for such permission must be made on notice to the Claimant, and the Court will effect service. The file is to be retained by the Court and marked “Anonymised”.
  7. (In so far as the Order is made under Rule 23.9 without service a copy of the application on the Defendant) That the Claimant does comply with rule 23.9(2) by service on the Defendant.
  8. The Defendant may apply under Rule 23.10 to have this Order set aside or varied within 7 days of service of this order.
  9. Any non-party affected by this Order may apply on notice to all parties to have the Order set aside or varied.
  10. Costs in the case.

    Dated 31 July 2024