QQ -v- Mossbourne Federation (anonymity order)

County CourtAnonymity Order

Claim number: L99YX674

In the County Court at Central London

23 April 2025

Before:

District Judge Rippon

Between:

QQ (by his Litigation Friend XX)

-v-

Mossbourne Federation

Order

Before District Judge Rippon sitting at the County Court at Central London, Thomas More Building, Royal Courts Of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL on 7 April 2025

UPON reading the Claimant’s Application Notice dated 25 September 2024, the accompanying Witness Statement of the Claimant’s solicitor dated 25 September 2024 and the Witness Statement of XX dated 3 April 2025

AND UPON this matter being listed for an oral application hearing on 7 April 2025 pursuant to orders dated 5 February 2025 and 24 February 2025

AND UPON consideration of the Claimant’s Article 8 ECHR rights to respect for private and family life and the Article 10 ECHR right of freedom of expression

AND UPON the Defendant confirming by email to the court dated 2 April 2025 that it did not intend to oppose the application, made no submissions in respect of the same and as such did not intend to attend the hearing, and upon the Defendant not attending at court

AND UPON hearing from Ms Leydon, counsel for the Claimant

AND UPON IT APPEARING that in circumstances where the case is likely to attract publicity, that the Claimant is a vulnerable child, that publication of his identity would risk serious interference with his private life, and that there is no sufficient countervailing public interest in identifying the Claimant, it is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and to protect the Claimant’s interests that publication of details revealing the identity of the Claimant and their litigation friend ought to be prohibited

AND PURSUANT to section 39 Children and Young Persons Act 1933, section 11 Contempt of Court Act 1981 and CPR Rule 5.4A to 5.4D and CPR Rule 39.2(4)

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

  1. There be substituted for all purposes of this case, in place of references to the Claimant by name, and whether orally or in writing, references to the letters ‘QQ’.
  2. There be substituted for all purposes of this case, in place of references to the litigation friend of the Claimant by name, and whether orally or in writing, references to the letters ‘’XX’.
  3. To the extent necessary to protect the identity of the Claimant, any other references, whether to persons or places or otherwise, be adjusted appropriately, with permission to the parties to apply in default of agreement as to the manner of such adjustments.
  4. So far as the Claim Form, or any Judgment or Order, or any other document to which anyone might have access pursuant to CPR Rule 5.4A-D at any time does not comply with the above, the Claimant’s solicitor has leave to file with the Court copies of such document adjusted so as to comply therewith. Such copies are to be treated for all purposes as being in substitution for the relevant originals; and the originals shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 7 April 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”.
  5. A non-party may not inspect or obtain the copy of any document from the court file without the permission of a Judge. Any application for such permission must be made on notice to the Claimant (the court will effect service). Such file is to be retained by the court and marked “PRIVATE”.
  6. A non-party may not obtain any copy statement of case or other document from the court file unless it has been edited (anonymised) in accordance with this direction.
  7. Reporting restrictions apply as to the disclosing of any information that may lead to the subsequent identification of the parties.
  8. The Claimant has permission to issue the claim form giving the address of their solicitors in place of their residential address. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 7 April 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”.
  9. Any non-party affected by this order may apply on notice to the solicitors for the Claimant and Defendant to set aside or vary this order. The Claimant’s solicitor is Fiona McGhie of Irwin Mitchell LLP, One Castlepark, Tower Hill, Bristol, BS2 0JA. The Claimant’s solicitor can also be contacted via email at fiona.mcghie@irwinmitchell.com. The Defendant’s solicitor is Katherine Langley of Browne Jacobson, Mowbray House, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham, NG2 1BJ. The Defendant’s solicitor can also be contacted via email at Katherine.Langley@brownejacobson.com
  10. This order shall be published on the judiciary.uk website.
  11. Costs in the case.