SXU -v- Hamza Hanif and Mulsanne Insurance (anonymity order)

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: KB-2024-000310

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division

4 June 2025

Before:

Elizabeth O’Neill
sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court

Between:

SXU
(A Protected Party, by his Litigation Friend, AYU)

-v-

(1) Mr Hamza Hanif
(2) Mulsanne Insurance Company Limited

Anonymity order

BEFORE Elizabeth O’Neill sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court, in the Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, on 4th June 2025.

UPON HEARING Mr. Shahram Sharghy, Counsel, on behalf of the Claimant and Mr Lee Evans, Counsel, on behalf of the Defendants.

AND UPON

  1. Consideration of the Claimant, his Litigation Friend and sister’s Article 8 right 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, Litigation Friend and the Claimant’s sister is necessary in order to protect their interests and that there is no sufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure.
  3. The Defendants indicating their 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, section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, and rules 5.4C, 5.4D and 39.2(4) of the Civil Procedure Rules.

WHEREAS:

  1. For the purposes of this order:

(a) “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.

(b) 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 The identity of the Claimant as a party to these proceedings is protected and shall not be published.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 SXU as the Claimant in these proceedings. The Claimant, the Litigation Friend and their sister shall be referred to as set out at paragraph 2 of this Order.
  3. 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 “SXU”.

(b) The Litigation Friend shall be referred to as “AYU”.

(c) The Claimant’s sister shall be referred to as “IZU”.

(d) Any other details liable to 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:
(a) 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 2(a) to (c) above.
(b) If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies (pursuant to CPR r.5.4C(lB) 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 Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 4th June 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.”

6. The Claimant shall file anonymised statements of case electronically with the Court by 27th June 2025.

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 notice to the Claimant’s solicitor, trustee or deputy, and that 7 days’ prior notice of the intention to make such an application is given.

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. Costs in the case.

Dated 4th June 2025