PAT and LAL -v- Daniel Watson and Motor Insurers Bureau (anonymity order)
Claim number: KB-2025-004063
In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
17 December 2025
Before:
Master Dagnall
Between:
(1) PAT
(2) LAL
-v-
(1) Mr Daniel Watson
(2) Motor Insurers Bureau
Anonymity order
BEFORE Master Dagnall sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice on 17th December 2025
AND UPON the Application Notice dated 29 October 2025 and the witness statement of 14 November 2025 and which request anonymity for the Claimants
UPON CONSIDERING the protective nature of the approval jurisdiction pursuant to r21.10 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998
AND UPON CONSIDERING the Article 8 rights of the Claimants to respect for private and family life and the risk of harm that identification may cause to the Claimants
AND UPON CONSIDERING the importance of open justice and the Article 10 right of freedom of expression
AND UPON THE COURT CONCLUDING that non-disclosure of the Claimants’ identity is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the Claimants’ interests
AND UPON THE COURT CONCLUDING that it is necessary to make a reporting restriction order
AND UPON the Claimant Solicitors having confirmed with the Second Defendant its neutrality in relation to the same
AND WITHOUT A HEARING
IT IS ORDERED that:
- The names of the Claimants and Litigation Friend are to be withheld in the statements of case, and in any judgments and orders in this claim, and for those purposes:
(i) The First Claimant shall be referred to as “PAT”
(ii) The Second Claimant and Litigation Friend to the First Claimant shall be referred to as “LAL”
- Any other details which, on their own or together with other information publicly available, may lead to the identification of the Claimants (including any names of other immediate family members or their addresses) shall be redacted before publication.
- The Claimants’ address on the claim form shall be substituted by the Claimants’ solicitor’s address.
- No report, whether oral or in writing, or other communication in whatever form (including internet or social media) addressed to the public at large or any section of the public, of or concerning this claim which is published from the date of this order may include:
(a) The name or address or school or workplace any other specific feature of the Claimants;
(b) The name or address of the Claimant and Litigation Friend;
(c) Any particulars likely to lead to the identification of the Claimants or Litigation Friend.
(d) Any image or likeness of the Claimants or Litigation Friend
- Any reports or other communications to the public which exist prior to the date of this order are not affected by this order.
- 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 1 above.
(ii) If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies (pursuant to CPR r.5.4C(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 Claimant’s solicitor, trustee or deputy unless the court orders otherwise.
- The Claimant’s solicitor shall file with the Court copies of any existing statements of case anonymised in accordance with paragraph 1 and 2 above by 21 days from date of this order.
- The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 17th December 2025 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.”
- Any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the Court to vary or set aside this Order, provided that any such application is made on 7 days’ notice to the Claimant’s solicitor, trustee or deputy.
- This order shall lapse automatically on the death of the Claimants whose benefit the order is made and its provisions shall have no effect from that time.
- Pursuant CPR 39.2(5) a copy of this Order shall be published on the website of the Judiciary of England and Wales (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.
- This Order shall be subject to further consideration at the first hearing in this claim.