The Royal Borough of Greenwich -v- AA (anonymity order)

County CourtAnonymity Order

Claim number: J01BR627

In the County Court at Bromley

4 December 2025

Before:

District Judge Cridge

Between:

The Royal Borough of Greenwich

v-

AA

Order

Before District Judge Cridge sitting at the County Court at Bromley, College Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3PX.

UPON consideration of the Defendant’s rights under article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights to respect for private and family life and the rights under article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights to freedom of expression.

AND UPON it appearing that non-disclosure of the identity of the Defendant is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the interest of the Defendant and that there is no sufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure.

AND PURSUANT TO s.6 of the Human Right Act 1998 and rule 39.2(4) of the Civil procedure Rules (“CPR”) and section II of the contempt of Court Act 1981.

IT IS ORDERED THAT

  1. The identity of the Defendant as parties to these proceedings is confidential and shall not be published.
  2. Pursuant to CPR r.39.2(4), there shall not be disclosed in any report of these proceedings or other publication the names or addresses of the Defendant, 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 the Defendant in these proceedings. The Defendant shall be referred to as set out at paragraph 3 of this order.
  3. In any judgment or report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium) in relation thereto:
    (a) The Defendant shall be referred to as “AA”.
    (b) Any other details which, on their own or together with other information publicly available, may lead to the identification of the Defendant (including any names of other immediate family members or their addresses) shall be reacted before publication.
  4. AA’s solicitor shall file with the court an electronic (PDF) bundle of the statements of case that has been anonymised in accordance with paragraph 3 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.
  5. The court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 25/11/25 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. Any interested party, whether or not parties to the proceedings, may apply to the court to vary or discharge this order, provided that any such application is made on 7 days’ notice to AA’s solicitor.
  7. 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. For that purpose, a court officer will send a copy of the order by email to the Judicial Office at judicialwebupdates@judiciary.uk.
  8. Costs reserved.