The King (on the application of EBR) -v- London Borough of Barnet (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim No: AC-2025-LON-004166

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Administrative Court

13 February 2026

Before:
HHJ Marquand


Between:
The King
on the application of EBR
-v-
The London Borough of Barnet

On an application by the Claimant for anonymity

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY HHJ Marquand (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)

  1. Anonymity:

(a) Pursuant to CPR 39.2(4) and/or the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and/or s. 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998:

(i) the Claimant’s name is to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public; and
(ii) the Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as EBR.

(b) Pursuant to s. 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no
publication of the identity of the Claimant or of any matter likely to lead to the
identification of the Claimant in any report of, or otherwise in connection with,
these proceedings.

(c) Pursuant to CPR 5.4C(4):

(i) the parties must within 7 days file a redacted copy of any statement of case filed, omitting the name, address and any other information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant;

(ii) if any statement of case subsequently filed includes information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant, a redacted copy omitting that information must be filed at the same time;

(iii) unless the Court grants permission under CPR 5.4C(6), no non-party many obtain a copy of any unredacted statement of case.

(d) Any person wishing to vary or discharge this Order must make an application, served on each party.

REASONS

(1) Anonymity: The claim relies on personal medical information in which the Claimant has a reasonable expectation of privacy. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.

Signed: HHJ Marquand Date: 13-2-2026