PXB -v- Asda Stores Limited (anonymity order)
Claim number: 3BM90036
In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Birmingham District Registry
7 July 2025
Before:
Mr. Justice Ritchie
Between:
PXB (a child, by her mother and litigation friend JXB)
-v-
Asda Stores Limited
Anonymity Order
BEFORE the Honourable Mr. Justice Ritchie sitting at the Birmingham District Registry of the High Court of Justice on 19th June 2025.
UPON HEARING counsel for the Claimant and for the Defendant.
AND UPON the parties having agreed terms for the settlement of the claim as set out in this Order, subject to the approval of the Court pursuant to CPR Part 21.
AND UPON the Court having considered Claimant’s counsel’s Approval Advice dated 23rd May 2025 and having concluded that it is appropriate to accept the recommendations therein.
AND UPON the Court considering the provisions of CPR Part 21 and approving the terms of settlement proposed by the parties and the interim payments identified below.
AND BY CONSENT
IT IS ORDERED THAT
1) Judgment be entered for the Claimant in the total gross sum of £8,000,000.00 (eight million pounds).
2) Of that said total judgement sum:
i) It is noted that recoverable benefits have been certified by the CRU as £19,715.40, and this sum has been paid or shall be paid by the Defendant directly to the Compensation Recovery Unit;
ii) Credit is given for the total sum of £733,000.00 previously received by way of voluntary interim payments;
iii) There shall be approved as an appropriate deduction from the said damages the sums of £1,120.00 in respect of the ATE insurance premium: that said sum shall be paid by the Defendant to the Claimant’s solicitors by 4pm on 10th July 2025, and that said obligations shall be paid accordingly by the Claimant’s solicitors without further order;
iv) The further sum of £65,000.00 (in addition to the sum of £25,000 previously paid for this purpose) shall be paid by the Defendant to the Claimant’s solicitors by 4pm on 10th July 2025, and shall without further order be paid out by the Claimant’s solicitors to the Claimant’s Litigation Friend in respect of the gratuitous care and assistance provided to the Claimant by her and others.
v) The balance due, namely £7,181,164.60 (seven million, one hundred and eighty one thousand, one hundred and sixty four pounds and 60 pence) shall by 4pm on 10th July 2025 be paid by the Defendant to the Claimant’s deputy’s account in the Court of Protection, for the benefit of the Claimant and to be supervised thereafter on her behalf by the Court of Protection.
3) The Defendant shall pay the Claimant’s reasonable costs of the claim, to be assessed in detail on the standard basis if not agreed.
4) The Defendant shall by 4pm on 10th July 2025 pay to the Claimant’s Solicitors the sum of £115,000.00 (one hundred and fifteen thousand pounds) by way of further payment on account of the costs ordered to be paid under paragraph 3 hereof.
5) Upon payment of the sums and costs referred to above, the Defendant be discharged from further liability in respect of all claims made by the Claimant in these proceedings.
6) There be permission to apply as to the implementation of this order.