TA -v- Westminster City Council and London Borough of Lambeth (anonymity order)
Case number: CA 2024 000147A
In the Court of Appeal,
Civil Division
12 July 2024
Before:
Lord Justice William Davis
Between:
TA
-v-
Westminster City Council
and
London Borough of Lambeth
Order
ORDER made by the Rt. Hon. Lord Justice William Davis.
On consideration of the application for an anonymity order
And on consideration of the papers and without an oral hearing
Decision:
UPON consideration of the Appellant’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 Appellant is necessary in order to protect the interests of the Appellant
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 THAT:
- There should be no disclosure or publication by the press or otherwise of the Appellant’s name or address or of any other information likely to lead to the identification of the Appellant in this appeal.
- In any order, judgment or report of these proceedings, or other publication by whatever medium, the Appellant shall be referred to as TA.
- A non-party may not inspect or obtain a copy of any document from the Court file in accordance with CPR 5.4C unless any references to the Appellant are anonymised in accordance with the terms of this order.
- Any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the Court to set aside or vary this Order, provided that any such application is made on notice to the Appellant.
- 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) in anonymised form. For that purpose, a court officer will send a copy of the order by email to the Judicial Office at judicialwebupdates@judiciary.uk.
Reasons
The appellant is a victim of sexual abuse who has a right to anonymity under the Sexual Offences (Amendment Act) 1992.
TA -v- London Borough of Lambeth (anonymity order)
Case number: CA 2024 000148A
In the Court of Appeal,
Civil Division
12 July 2024
Before:
Lord Justice William Davis
Between:
TA
-v-
London Borough of Lambeth
Order
ORDER made by the Rt. Hon. Lord Justice William Davis
On consideration of the application for an anonymity order
And on consideration of the papers and without an oral hearing
Decision:
AND UPON consideration of the Appellant’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 Appellant is necessary in order to protect the interests of the Appellant
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 THAT:
- There should be no disclosure or publication by the press or otherwise of the Appellant’s name or address or of any other information likely to lead to the identification of the Appellant in this appeal.
- In any order, judgment or report of these proceedings, or other publication by whatever medium, the Appellant shall be referred to as TA.
- A non-party may not inspect or obtain a copy of any document from the Court file in accordance with CPR 5.4C unless any references to the Appellant are anonymised in accordance with the terms of this order.
- Any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the Court to set aside or vary this Order, provided that any such application is made on notice to the Appellant.
- 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) in anonymised form. For that purpose, a court officer will send a copy of the order by email to the Judicial Office at judicialwebupdates@judiciary.uk.
Reasons
The appellant is a victim of sexual offending and entitled to anonymity pursuant to the Sexual Offences (Amendment Act) 1992.