QAZ -v- Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board (anonymity order)

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: G90CF061

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Cardiff District Registry

24 September 2024

Before:

His Honour Judge Harrison

Between:

QAZ (by Litigation Friend WSX)

-v-

Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board

Order

Before His Honour Judge Harrison sitting at Cardiff District Registry, Cardiff Civil Justice Centre, 2 Park Street, Cardiff, CF10 1ET.

UPON HEARING Richard Booth one of His Majesty’s Counsel and Tejina Mangat of Counsel, on behalf of the Claimant and Andrew Post one of His Majesty’s Counsel, on behalf of the Defendant

AND UPON:
(1) Consideration of the Article 8 rights of the Claimant 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) The Defendant indicating its neutrality to the making of the order and 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.

BY CONSENT 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 The identity of the Claimant as a party to these proceedings is confidential and shall not be published.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 “QAZ”.
    (ii) The Litigation Friend shall be referred to as “WSX”.
    (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’s solicitor shall file with the Court an electronic (PDF) bundle of the statements of case that has
    been anonymised in accordance with paragraph 3 above by 9 October 2024, and re-filed in the event that any
    statement of case is amended, within 21 days of such amendment being approved.
  6. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 18
    September 2024 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. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. The costs of obtaining this order be costs in the assessment.