MON -v- Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2026-CDF-000150

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

30 July 2026

Before:

His Honour Judge Jarman KC,
Sitting as a judge of the High Court

Between:

The King
on the application of
MON
(by her litigation friend, MRS)
(Claimant)

-v-

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust
(Defendant)

Order

On an application by the Claimant for urgent consideration and interim relief.

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY HIS HONOUR JUDGE JARMAN KC,
sitting as a judge of the High Court

  1. MRS is appointed the Claimant’s litigation friend.
  2. No order is made on the application for urgent interim relief.
  3. 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 MON and the litigation friend as MRS.

(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 10 August 2026.

(b) Any Reply from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served by 4pm on 14 August 2026.

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

REASONS

(1) Anonymity: The claim relies on personal 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.

(2) Abridgement of time/expedition: The Claimant who is a minor through a litigation friend challenges decisions dated 4 June and 19 June 2026 of the Defendant in relation to the Claimant’s mental health assessment and treatment and applies for interim relief. It is said that it first became apparent that there was an urgency on 1 July 2026, but the claim and application were not served until almost 4 weeks later. In those circumstances it is not appropriate to grant interim relief without giving the Defendant an opportunity to respond. Some degree of expedition is nevertheless justified because the claim relates to such treatment of a minor. The Defendant should file and serve its acknowledgment of service as quickly as it can but in any event by the date specified above. After further time for a reply the papers will be sent to a judge as soon as possible on the question of permission when the issue of interim relief can be reconsidered if appropriate.

Signed: HHJ Jarman KC
Date: 30 July 2026