Soldier V -v- Ministry of Defence (anonymity order)

County CourtAnonymity Order

Claim number: 037LR145

In the County Court at Central London

18 May 2026

Before:

Deputy District Judge RFL Henley

Between:

Soldier V

-v-

Ministry of Defence

Order

Before Deputy District Judge R F L Henley sitting at the Civil National Business Centre, St Katherine’s House, 21-27 St Katherine’s Street, Northampton, NN1 2LH.

Upon the parties agreeing terms and by consent it is Ordered that:

  1. This action is one likely to attract publicity.
  2. The publicity revealing the identity of the Claimant is likely to damage the interest of the Claimant and risk his security; and
  3. That publicity revealing the nature and type of tasks and duties the Claimant was engaged in on behalf of the Defendant may cause damage to national security.

AND pursuant to Section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, Rules 5.4 and 39.2 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 and inherent jurisdiction of the Court.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED BY CONSENT that:

  1. The Claim Form having previously been served is now amended in accordance with the attached draft so that the Claimant has anonymity with his name, date of birth and address removed from the Claim Form and the Claimant is referred to as Soldier V.
  2. Service of the amended Claim Form be dispensed with.
  3. The original Claim Form and evidence in support of making this Order and the Order itself be placed in a sealed envelope in a safe at the Court, with restricted access and only viewed by a High Court Judge. The sealed envelope shall be marked with a written statement on the front stating: ‘The Claimant’s application for anonymity. The envelope has been sealed in accordance with Order XXX not to be opened without the express written permission of a Deputy/High Court Judge’.
  4. 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, 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 shall be referred to as set out in paragraph 4 of this Order.
  5. In any judgment or report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium) in relation thereto:
    a. The Claimant shall be referred to as ‘Soldier V’.
    b. 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.
  6. A non-party may not obtain a copy of the statement of case or a judgment or order given or made public (Whether made at a hearing or without a hearing in accordance with CPR 5.4 (C)(4)(a).
  7. The court shall delete the statements of case currently filed at court including Particulars of Claim, medical reports and schedule of loss. The court shall email the parties to confirm when this has been completed.
  8. Within 21 days of receiving the above email from the court, the Claimant’s solicitor shall file with the Court an electronic (PDF) bundle of the statements of case, including medical evidence that has been anonymized/redacted in accordance with paragraphs 5,8 and 9 above by 21 days from the date of the Order and re-filed in the event that any statement of case is amended, within 21 days of such amendment being approved.
  9. The costs of obtaining this Order be costs in the case.

Dated 14 October 2025