PXE -v- Reece Persechino and another (anonymity order)

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: KB-2025-004478

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division

9 January 2026

Before:

Master Eastman

Between:

PXE
(by her Mother and Litigation Friend LXW)

-v-

(1) Reece Persechino
(2) Motor Insurers’ Bureau

    Order

    UPON consideration of the without notice application of the Claimant dated 7 November 2025

    AND UPON:
    1) Consideration of the Article 8 rights of the Claimant/another person to respect for private and family life, and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression.
    2) It appearing that non-disclosure of the identity of the Claimant is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the interests of the Claimant and that there is no sufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure.
    3) There being no representations from the press or any other interested party.

    AND PURSUANT to section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and CPR rules 5.4C, 5.4D and 39.2(4)

    WHEREAS     for the purposes of this order:

    1) ‘Publication’ includes any speech, writing, broadcast, or other communication in whatever form (including internet and social media), which is addressed to the public at large or any section of the public.
    2) Publication for the purpose of this Order includes any further publication (as defined in subparagraph (i) above) from the date of this Order, even if such information has derived from a previous stage or stages of these proceedings.

    IT IS ORDERED THAT:

    1. The identity of the Claimant as a party to these proceedings is confidential and shall not be published.
    2. Pursuant to CPR Rule 39.2(4), there shall not be disclosed in any report of these proceedings or other publication the name or address of the Claimant, the Claimant’s Litigation Friend or other immediate family members, or any details (including other names, addresses, or a specific combination of facts) that could lead to the identification of the Claimant in these proceedings. The Claimant and the Litigation Friend shall be referred to as set out at paragraph 3 of this Order.
    3. In any judgment or report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium) in relation thereto:
      i. The Claimant shall be referred to as “PXE”
      ii. The Claimant’s Litigation Friend shall be referred to as “LXW”
      iii. Any other details which, on their own or together with other information publicly available, may lead to the identification of the Claimant (including any names of other immediate family members or their addresses) shall be redacted before publication.
    4. 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 3(i) to (iii) above.
      ii. If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies (pursuant to CPR r.5.4C(1B) or (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.
    5. The Claimant has permission to redact the Claimant’s name, address and the monetary value on the Claim Form and the Particulars of Claim and the particulars of injury section in the Particulars of Claim, to be served on the First Defendant only.
    6. The Claimant has permission to dispense with service of the schedule of loss and any supporting medical evidence on the First Defendant.
    7. The Particulars of Claim as served on the First Defendant must enable the First Defendant to understand (1) in relation to what event the First Defendant is being sued and (2) that the First Defendant is being sued for substantial damages; and there must accompany the Claim Form and Particulars of Claim (as served on the First Defendant) a letter from the Claimant’s solicitors informing the First Defendant that if the First Defendant does not send to court and to the Claimant an Acknowledgment of Service and a Defence then the court may proceed with the claim against both the First and the Second Defendant without any, or with only limited, reference to or notification of the First Defendant and the Claimant can dispense with service of all further documents on the First Defendant.
    8. The Claimant shall serve a copy of this order upon the First and Second Defendants by [XXXXXX].
    9. Should the First Defendant instruct legal representation, the Claimant’s solicitors shall provide the First Defendant’s legal representatives with a full copy of the un-pleadings within 21 days of a notice of change of legal representative being served on the Claimant’s solicitors, subject to an undertaking from the First Defendant’s legal representatives not to share these documents with the First Defendant.
    10. Any party may apply to have this Order set aside or varied, in the case of the First Defendant at any point during these proceedings, and in the case of the Claimant or the Second Defendant within 14 days of service of this Order upon them.
    11. The court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 9 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.”
    12. Any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the court to vary or discharge this Order, provided that any such application is made on 7 days’ notice to the Claimant’s solicitor, trustee or deputy.
    13. 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.
    14. Costs in the case.