TA -v- London Borough of Lambeth and other (anonymity order)

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: QB-2022-NCL-000011
QB-2022-NCL-000034

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Newcastle Upon Tyne District Registry

6 December 2023

QB-2022-NCL-000011

Before:

HHJ Freedman

Between:

TA

-v-

London Borough of Lambeth

QB-2022-NCL-000034

Between:

TA

-v-

Westminster City Council

-v-

London Borough of Lambeth

ORDER

Warning: Reporting restrictions apply as to the disclosing of any information that may lead to the subsequent identification of the Claimant. The publication of the name and address of the Claimant is prohibited.

UPON READING an application notice by the Claimant dated 1 December 2023.

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

AND UPON IT APPEARING that non-disclosure of the identity of the Claimant is necessary in order to protect the interests of the Claimant.

AND PURSUANT to rule 39.2(4) of the Civil Procedure Rules and section II of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 and rules 5.4C and 5.4D of the Civil Procedure Rules.

IT IS ORDERED:-

  1. That the identity of the Claimant be not disclosed.
  2. That the Claimant be described in all statements of case and other documents to be filed or served in the proceedings and in any judgment or order in the proceedings and in any report of the proceedings by the press or otherwise as “TA”.
  3. That, in so far as necessary, any statement of case or other document disclosing the Claimant’s name or address already filed in the proceedings be replaced by a document describing such name or address in anonymised form as above.
  4. That the original of any such document disclosing the name or address of the Claimant is to be placed on the Court file in a sealed envelope marked “not to be opened without the permission of a Judge, Master, or District Judge of the King’s Bench Division”.
  5. That a non-party may not inspect or obtain a copy of any document on or from the Court file (other than this order duly anonymised as directed) without the permission of a Master or District Judge. Any application for such permission must be made on notice to the Claimant, and the Court will effect service. The file is to be retained by the Court and marked “Anonymised”.
  6. That reporting restrictions apply as to the disclosing of any information that may lead to the subsequent identification of the Claimant. The publication of the name and address of the Claimant or of any member of the Claimant’s immediate family is prohibited. That the Defendant may apply under rule 23.10 to have this Order set aside or varied.
  7. That any non-party affected by this Order may apply on notice to all parties to have this Order set aside or varied.
  8. A copy of this order shall be published on the Judicial Website of the High Court of Justice specifying that the Claimant shall be referred to as TA