MXH -v- Johnson and First Central Underwriting (anonymity order)

CivilHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: KB-2025-000151

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division

30 January 2025

Before:

Master Eastman

Between:

MXH
(a Protected Party Proceeding by Litigation Friend, GXH)

-v-

(1) Hazel Johnson
(2) First Central Underwriting Limited

    Order

    Upon consideration of the application of the Claimant; and

    Upon the Court having read the witness statement of the Claimant’s Solicitor, annexed to the application; and

    Upon consideration of the Claimant’s Article 8 right to respect for private and family life and Article 10 right to freedom of expression; and

    Upon it appearing that non-disclosure of the identity of the Claimant is necessary in order to protect the interests of the Claimant.

    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.

    IT IS ORDERED THAT:

    1. The identity of the Claimant will not be disclosed publicly or in documents relating to this case.
    2. There be substituted for all purposes of this case, in place of references to the Claimant by name whether orally or in writing, to “MXH”, and his Litigation Friend as “GXH”.
    3. The Claimant be described in all statements of case and other documents to be filed or served in the proceedings and in any judgement or order in the proceedings and in any report of the proceedings by the press or otherwise as “MXH”, and his Litigation Friend as “GXH”.
    4. The address of the Claimant and Litigation Friend be redacted in all statements of case and other documents to be filed.
    5. In so far as necessary, any statement of case or other document disclosing the Claimant’s or Litigation Friend’s name or address already filed in the proceedings be replaced by a document describing such name or address in anonymised form as above.
    6. The original of any such document disclosing the name or address of the Claimant or Litigation Friend is to be placed on the Court file in a sealed envelope marked “not to be opened without the permission of a Judge, Master or District Judge of the King’s Bench Division”.
    7. 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 the permission of a Master or District Judge. Any application for such permission must be made on notice to the Claimant’s Litigation Friend, and the Court will effect service. The file is to be retained by the Court and marked “Anonymised”.
    8. Reporting restrictions apply as to the disclosing of any information that may lead to the subsequent identification of the Claimant and Litigation Friend. The publication of the name and address of the Claimant or of or any member of the Claimant’s immediate family is prohibited.
    9. Costs in the case.