NBE -v- Cambridgeshire County Council (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2026-LON-002599

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

1 July 2026

Before:

Vikram Sachdeva KC,
sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge

Between:

The King
on the application of
NBE
(by his Litigation Friend, NBY)
(Claimant)

-v-

Cambridgeshire County Council
(Defendant)

Order

On an application by the Claimant for anonymity and expedition

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant and Defendant

ORDER BY VIKRAM SACHDEVA KC, SITTING AS A DEPUTY HIGH COURT JUDGE

  1. 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 NBE.

(iii) the Claimant’s litigation friend’s name is to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public; and

(iv) the Claimant’s litigation friend is to be referred to orally and in writing as NBY.

(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 s. 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Claimant’s litigation friend or of any matter likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant’s litigation friend in any report of, or otherwise in connection with, these proceedings.

(d) 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 or the Claimant’s litigation friend;

(ii) if any statement of case subsequently filed includes information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant or the Claimant’s litigation friend, 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.

(e) Any person wishing to vary or discharge this Order must make an application, served on each party.

  1. Expedition:

(a) Any Reply from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served by 4pm on 6 July 2026.

(b) The papers are to be referred to a judge or deputy judge within 7 days of receipt of the Reply.

REASONS

(1) Anonymity: The Claimant is a child with certain medical conditions and anonymity for the Claimant and the Claimant’s litigation friend is clearly necessary to secure the administration of justice.

(2) Expedition: the Acknowledgement of Service was filed on 29 June 2026 and the Reply is due by 6 July 2026 and there is no real benefit in shortening the date for the Reply to 4 July given that the A/S merely states that the claim will be conceded (albeit defended in part) and it is hard to see what further substance can be added by a Reply. The question of permission will be referred to a judge expeditiously once the Reply is filed.

Signed: VIKRAM SACHDEVA KC
Date: 1 JULY 2026