Natalee Pinkney & Ors -v- Tui UK Limited (anonymity order)
Claim number: QB-2021-001597
In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
27 November 2023
Before:
His Honour Judge Richard Roberts
Between:
Mrs Natalee Pinkney and 88 others
-v-
Tui UK Limited
Anonymity Order
BEFORE HHJ Richard Roberts sitting as a Judge of the High Court via Microsoft Teams on 27 November 2023.
UPON HEARING Ms Badham of Counsel for the Claimants and Mr Saxby of Counsel for the Defendant
AND UPON a member of the press being present at the hearing;
AND UPON HEARING an oral application on behalf of the 24th, 38th and 50th Claimants for an anonymity order:
(1) Consideration of the Article 8 rights of the 24th, 38th and 50th Claimants to respect for private and family life, and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression.
(2) It appearing that non-disclosure of the identity of the 24th, 38th and 50th Claimants is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the interests of 24th, 38th and 50th Claimants and that there is no sufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure.
(3) The Defendant indicating its neutrality to the making of the order and there being no representations from the press or any other interested party.
AND PURSUANT to section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998; section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981; and CPR rules 5.4C, 5.4D and 39.2(4).
WHEREAS for the purposes of this order:
(1) ‘Publication’ includes any speech, writing, broadcast, or other communication in whatever form (including internet and social media), which is addressed to the public at large or any section of the public.
(2) Publication for the purpose of this Order includes any further publication (as defined in subparagraph (i) above) from the date of this Order, even if such information has derived from a previous stage or stages of these proceedings.
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The identity of the 24th, 38th and 50th Claimants as parties to these proceedings is confidential and shall not be published.
(2) Pursuant to CPR Rule 39.2(4), there shall not be disclosed in any report of these proceedings or other publication the name or address of the 24th, 38th and 50th Claimants 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 24th, 38th and 50th Claimants as Claimants in these proceedings. The 24th, 38th and 50th Claimants shall be referred to as set out at paragraph 3 of this Order.
(3) In any judgment or report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium) in relation thereto:
(i) The 24th Claimant shall be referred to as “LS”
(ii) The 38th Claimant shall be referred to as “MG”.
(iii) The 50th Claimant shall be referred to as “PB”
(iv) Any other details which, on their own or together with other information publicly available, may lead to the identification of the 24th, 38th and 50th Claimants (including any names of other immediate family members or their addresses) shall be redacted before publication.
(4) Pursuant to CPR Rules 5.4C and 5.4D:
(i) A person who is not a party to the proceedings may not obtain a copy of a statement of case, judgment or order from the Court records unless the statement of case, judgment or order has been anonymised in accordance with subparagraphs 3(i) to (iii) above.
(ii) If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies (pursuant to CPR r.5.4C(1B) or (2)) for permission to inspect or obtain a copy of any other document or communication, such application shall be on at least 7 days’ notice to the 24th, 38th and 50th Claimants’ solicitor.
(5) The 24th, 38th and 50th Claimants’ solicitor shall file with the Court an electronic (PDF) bundle of the statements of case that has been anonymised in accordance with paragraph 3 above by 18 December 2023, and re-filed in the event that any statement of case is amended, within 21 days of such amendment being approved.
(6) The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 27 November 2023 and any application by a non-party to inspect or obtain a copy document from this file must be dealt with in accordance with the terms of that Order.”
(7) Any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the Court to vary or discharge this Order, provided that any such application is made on 7 days’ notice to the Claimant’s solicitor, trustee or deputy.
(8) Pursuant to the ‘Practice Guidance: Publication of Privacy and Anonymity Orders’ issued by the Master of the Rolls dated 16 April 2019 a copy of this Order shall be published on the Judicial Website of the High Court of Justice (www.judiciary.uk). For that purpose, a court officer will send a copy of the order by email to the Judicial Office at judicialwebupdates@judiciary.uk.
(9) The costs of obtaining this order be costs in the case.