TR -v- Swansea Bay University Local Health Board and another (anonymity order)

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim No: KB-2023-BHM-000117

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Birmingham District Registry

9 May 2024

Before:

District Judge Madison

Between:

TR
(a minor proceeding by his Mother and Litigation Friend, HR)

-v-

Swansea Bay University Local Health Board

and

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

ANONYMITY ORDER

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Before District Judge Maddison at The High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division,
Birmingham District Registry, Civil Justice Centre, The Priory Courts, 33 Bull Street,
Birmingham, B4 6DS on 9 May 2024

AND UPON

(1) Consideration of the Article 8 rights of the Claimant and Litigation Friend to respect for
private and family life, and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression.
(2) It appearing that non-disclosure of the identities of the Claimant and the Litigation Friend
is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the
interests of the Claimant and Litigation Friend and that there is no sufficient
countervailing public interest in disclosure.
(3) The Defendant indicating its 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 CPR rules 5.4C, 5.4D and 39.2(4).

WHEREAS for the purposes of this order:

(1) ‘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.
(2) 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 identities of the Claimant and his Litigation Friend to these proceedings are
    confidential and shall not be published.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 the Claimant in these proceedings. The Claimant and his Litigation Friend 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:
    (i) The Claimant shall be referred to as TR.
    (ii) The Claimant’s Litigation Friend shall be referred to as HR.
    (iii) Any other details which, on their own or together with other information publicly
    available, may 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:
    (i) 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 3(i) to (iii) above.
    (ii) If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies (pursuant to
    CPR r.5.4C(1B) 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.
  5. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in
    this case on 9 May 2024 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 a party 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 the Claimant’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 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.
  8. The costs of obtaining this order be costs in the case

    EXPLANATORY NOTE
    The order defines the scope of ‘publication’ and makes clear that it is a communication which is “addressed to the public at large or any section of the public”. Set out below is a non-exhaustive list of examples of communications and records which would not constitute publication within the meaning of this order (providing always that proper steps are taken to protect the confidentiality of information from being made public). In this list references to ‘the anonymised party’ include that party’s appointed representatives and advisers, such as solicitor, Litigation Friend, attorney, trustee and deputy.
    (i) Communications between the Court Funds Office and the anonymised party in relation to the payment of money into the Court Funds Office for the benefit of the anonymised party or the investment or treatment of payment out of such money.
    (ii) Communications between the Court Funds Office, the anonymised party, and any financial institution concerned as to the receipt or investment of such money.
    (iii) Records kept by the Court Funds Office, the anonymised party, and any financial institution concerned as to the receipt or investment of the Claimant’s money.
    (iv) Retention by all parties to the claim, their representatives, and their advisers of their unredacted files for the purposes of their continuing functions and obligations in relation to the proceedings.
    (v) Communications between the Defendant(s), their insurers, or their successors in title and their legal and professional advisers, reinsurers, HM Revenue and Customs (or its successor), the Compensation Recovery Unit or any other person required by law.
    (vi) Communications between the anonymised party’s representatives and advisers in managing that party’s affairs.
    (vii) Communications for the purpose of obtaining medical care, advice or treatment for the anonymised party.
    (viii) Communications by or on behalf of a paying party for the purposes of ascertaining whether the anonymised party is alive, so entitled to continuing periodical payments.