PHJ -v- UJV (penal notice)
High CourtKing's Bench DivisionMedia and Communications ListOrder
Claim No: KB-2026-002444
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
KING’S BENCH DIVISION
MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS LIST
23 July 2026
BEFORE:
THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE TIPPLES DBE
BETWEEN:
PHJ
-v-
UJV
Penal notice
IF YOU THE DEFENDANT DISOBEY THIS ORDER YOU MAY BE HELD TO BE IN CONTEMPT OF COURT AND MAY BE IMPRISONED OR FINED OR HAVE YOUR ASSETS SEIZED.
ANY PERSON WHO KNOWS OF THIS ORDER AND WILFULLY DISOBEYS THIS ORDER OR DOES ANYTHING WHICH HELPS OR PERMITS ANY PERSON TO WHOM THIS ORDER APPLIES TO BREACH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER MAY BE HELD TO BE IN CONTEMPT OF COURT AND MAY BE IMPRISONED, FINED OR HAVE THEIR ASSETS SEIZED.
NOTICE TO ANYONE WHO KNOWS OF THIS ORDER
You should read the terms of the Order and the Practice Guidance on Interim Non Disclosure Orders very carefully. You are advised to consult a solicitor as soon as possible. This Order prohibits the Defendant from doing the acts set out in paragraph 6 of the Order and obliges the Defendant to do the acts set out in paragraph 7 of this Order and continues certain provisions in the Order in this action made by Thornton J on 8 July 2026.
This Order also prevents any person who knows of this Order from wilfully disobeying it or doing anything which helps or permits any person to whom this Order applies to breach the terms of this Order.
If any person contravenes this Order they may be found guilty of contempt of court and they may be sent to prison or fined or their assets seized. If you have been served with this Order, you have the right to ask the Court to vary or discharge the Order on reasonable notice to the Claimant.
THIS ORDER
1. This is an Injunction, with other orders as set out below, made against the Defendant on 23 July 2026 by the Judge identified above (the Judge) on the application (the Application) of the Claimant. The Judge:
(a) read the witness statements referred to in Schedule A at the end of this Order;
(b) considered the Order made without notice to the Defendant by Thornton J on 8 July 2026 (“the Thornton J Order”);
(c) accepted the undertakings set out in Schedule B at the end of this Order;
and
(d) considered the provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA), section 12.
2. This Order was made at a hearing on notice to the Defendant. The Claimant was represented by leading counsel and the Defendant was not present or represented. The Judge determined that it was appropriate to proceed to hear the Application in the absence of the Defendant pursuant to CPR 23.11.
3. The Defendant (and anyone served with or notified of this Order) has a right to apply to the Court to vary or discharge the Order (or so much of it as affects them).
ANONYMITY
4. Pursuant to section 6 HRA, and/or CPR 39.2 the Judge, being satisfied that it is strictly necessary, ordered that the anonymity provisions contained in the Thornton J Order be continued.
ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
5. Upon the Judge being satisfied that it is strictly necessary the provisions concerning access to documents contained in the Thornton J Order be continued.
INJUNCTION
6. Until trial or further Order of the Court, the Defendant must not:
(a) use, publish or communicate or disclose to any other person (other than (i) by way of disclosure to legal advisers instructed in relation to these proceedings (the Defendant’s legal advisers) for the purpose of obtaining legal advice in relation to these proceedings or (ii) for the purpose of carrying this Order into effect or (iii) for the purpose of disclosure to the police or other appropriate law enforcement body all or any part of the information referred to in the Confidential Schedule to this Order (the Information);
(b) publish any information which is liable to or might identify the Claimant as a party to the proceedings and/or as the subject of the Information or which otherwise contains material (including but not limited to the profession or age or nationality of the Claimant) which is liable to, or might lead to, the Claimant’s identification in any such respect, provided that nothing in this Order shall prevent the publication, disclosure or communication of any information which is contained in this Order other than in the Confidential Schedules or in the public judgments of the Court in this action given on 8 July 2026 and 23 July 2026;
(c) contact the Claimant, the Claimant’s family or friends, or any individual(s) associated with the Claimant whether directly or indirectly, save through their lawyers when pursuing their legitimate rights and legal remedies;
(d) instruct, encourage, or allow any third party to engage in any of the conduct referred to at paragraphs (a) – (c) above.
INFORMATION TO BE DISCLOSED
7. The Defendant shall by 5pm on Tuesday 28 July 2026 disclose to the Claimant’s solicitors the following:
(a) the identity of any third party to whom the Defendant has disclosed all or any part of the Information;
(b) the date upon which such disclosure took place and the extent and nature of the information disclosed; and
(c) all contact details which the Defendant currently has in relation to any such third party.
8. The Defendant shall confirm the information supplied in paragraph 7 above in a witness statement containing a statement of truth within 7 days of complying with paragraph 7 and serve the same on the Claimant’s solicitors.
PROTECTION OF HEARING PAPERS
9. The provisions concerning the protection of the Hearing Papers contained in the Thornton J Order be continued.
PROVISION OF DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
10. The provisions concerning the provision of documents and information to third parties contained in the Thornton J Order be continued.
PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDER
11. Pursuant to CPR 39.2(5) a copy of this order will be published on the Judiciary website except for the Confidential Schedule (which for the avoidance of doubt shall not be published).
PUBLIC DOMAIN
12. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Order shall prevent the Defendant from publishing, communicating or disclosing such of the Information, or any part thereof, as was already in, or that thereafter comes into, the public domain in England and Wales (other than as a result of breach of this Order or a breach of confidence or privacy).
COSTS
13. The costs of and occasioned by the Application are reserved.
VARIATION OR DISCHARGE OF THIS ORDER
14. The parties or anyone affected by any of the restrictions in this Order may apply to the Court at any time to vary or discharge this Order (or so much of it as affects that person), but they must first give no fewer than 7 days’ written notice to the Claimant’s solicitors. If any evidence is to be relied upon in support of the application, the substance of it must be communicated in writing to the Claimant’s solicitors in advance of the relevant hearing. The Defendant may agree with the Claimant’s solicitors and any other person who is, or may be bound by this Order, that this Order should be varied or discharged, but any agreement must be in writing.
INTERPRETATION OF THIS ORDER
15. A Defendant who is an individual who is ordered not to do something must not do it himself or in any other way. He must not do it through others acting on his behalf or on his instructions or with his encouragement.
16. A Defendant which is not an individual which is ordered not to do something must not do it itself or by its directors, officers, partners, employees or agents or in any other way.
PERSONS OUTSIDE ENGLAND AND WALES
17. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) below, the terms of this Order do not affect or concern anyone outside the jurisdiction of this Court.
(2) The terms of this Order will affect the following persons in a country or state outside the jurisdiction of this Court –
(a) the Defendant or his officer or agent appointed by power of attorney;
(b) any person who –
(i) is subject to the jurisdiction of this Court;
(ii) has been given written notice of this Order at his residence or place of business within the jurisdiction of this Court; and
(iii) is able to prevent acts or omissions outside the jurisdiction of this Court which constitute or assist in a breach of the terms of this Order; and
(c) any other person, only to the extent that this Order is declared enforceable by or is enforced by a court in that country or state.
PARTIES OTHER THAN THE CLAIMANT AND THE DEFENDANT
18. Effect of this Order
It is a contempt of court for any person notified of this Order knowingly to assist in or permit a breach of this Order. Any person doing so may be imprisoned, fined or have their assets seized.
NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE CLAIMANT’S LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES
19. The Claimant’s solicitors are Cohen Davis Solicitors, 48 Dean Street, London W1D 5BF. Telephone: 020 7183 4123. Email: helpline@cohendavis.co.uk.
COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE COURT
20. All communications to the Court about this Order should be sent to:
Room WG08, Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, quoting the case number. The telephone number is 020 7947 6010.
The offices are open between 10 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. Monday to Friday.
THE ONWARD CONDUCT OF THESE PROCEEDINGS
21. (1) The provisions of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) apply to the onward conduct of these proceedings, including the following provisions:
(2) By CPR Part 7.4 the Claimant must serve Particulars of Claim on the Defendant within 14 days after the service of the Claim Form, namely 24 July 2026.
(3) By CPR Part 15.4(1)(a) the period for serving a Defence is 14 days after the service of the Particulars of Claim, namely 7 August 2026.
(4) By CPR Part 15.4(1)(b) if the Defendant serves an acknowledgement of service under CPR Part 10, the period for serving a Defence is 28 days after the service of the Particulars of Claim, namely 21 August 2026.
(5) CPR Part 12 provides for the circumstances in which a Claimant may obtain judgment without trial where a Defendant has failed to file an acknowledgment of service or has failed to file a Defence or document intended to be a Defence.