NM -v- KJ and another (anonymity order)

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case No: KB-2026-MAN-000008

IN THE High Court of Justice
KING’S BENCH DIVISION
MANCHESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY

19 January 2026

BEFORE:

His Honour Judge Malek

BETWEEN:

NM (by NMX)

-v-

KJ

and

LIE

Order

WARNING: you must comply with the terms imposed upon you by this Order: otherwise, your case is liable to be struck out, or some other sanction imposed. If you cannot comply you are expected to make a formal application to the Court before any deadline imposed upon you expires.  

BEFORE His Honour Judge Malek  

Sitting as a Judge of the High Court, Kings Bench Division, Manchester District Registry, Civil Justice Centre, 1 Bridge Street, Manchester, M60 9DJ

ON 19th January 2026

UPON HEARING Leading Counsel for the Claimant and Counsel for the Defendant

AND WHEREAS the Claimant is a child who brings this claim by his Litigation Friend

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

AND UPON it appearing that non-disclosure of the identity of the parties 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 5.4(c) and 5.4(d) of the Civil Procedure Rules.

IT IS ORDERD THAT:           

  1. That the identity of the Claimant, of the Defendant and of the Litigation Friend be not disclosed.
  2. (a) that the Claimant and the Litigation Friend be henceforth described in all statements of case, judgment or order and other documents (but for the avoidance of doubt not including experts’ reports served and/or filed in the proceedings, medical records, school records, case management records and other similar documentation obtained through the disclosure process) in the proceedings and in any report of the proceedings by the Press or otherwise as “NM” and “NMX” respectively  (or in other anonymised form as ordered).
    b) That the other parties in proceedings shall henceforth be known as KJ and LIE
  3. That the address of the Claimant and other Litigation Friend be stated in all statements in case and other documents to be filed and/or served in the proceedings at the address of the Claimant’s Solicitors.
  4. That in so far as necessary any statement of case or document disclosing the Claimant’s name or address or the name and/or address of the Litigation Friend already filed in the proceedings be replaced by a document describing such name or address in the anonymised form as above.
  5. That a party may not inspect 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, and the Court will effect service.
  6. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “an anonymity order was made in this case on 19 January 2026 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. 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.
  8. The reporting restrictions apply to the disclosing of any information that may lead to the subsequent identification of the Claimant or Litigation Friend.  The publication of the name and address of the Claimant or any member of the Claimant’s immediate family or the name or address of the Litigation Friend is prohibited.
  9. That the provisions of this order shall not apply:-
    i) To communications between the Court Funds Office and/or the anonymised party or Litigation Friend in relation to the payment of money into the Court Funds Office for the benefit of the anonymised party or the investment or treatment of payment out of such money;
    ii) To communications between the Court Funds Office and/or the anonymised party or Litigation Friend and any financial institution concerned as to the receipt or investment of such money; or
    iii) To records kept by the Court Funds Office or the anonymised party or Litigation Friend or any such financial institutions in relation to such money.
  10. Provided that the parties and/or their advisors and/or any Deputy appointed for the Claimant do not publish any documents containing references to those mentioned in paragraph 1 above by name the parties are at liberty to retain their files in this case without alteration or substitution and to retain and generate documentation which identifies those people for the purposes of their continuing professional rights and obligations under the main settlement of order and paragraphs 1 to 4 and 6 shall not apply in those respects.
  11. The Defendant may apply under Rule 23.10 to have this order set aside or varied.
  12. Any non-party affected by this order may apply on notice to all parties to have this order set aside or varied.