XXX -v- Ethigen Ltd (anonymity order)

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: QB-2022-MAN-000183

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division

Manchester District Registry

2 June 2023

Before

HHJ Bird sitting in the High Court of Justice at Manchester

Between:

XXX

-v-

Ethigen Ltd


Order

BEFORE HHJ Bird sitting in the High Court of Justice at Manchester, Civil Justice Centre, 1 Bridge Street West, Manchester, M60 9DJ on June 1st 2023.

UPON HEARING Mr Christopher Melton, one of His Majesty’s Counsel, on behalf of the Claimant and Mr Timothy Horlock, one of His Majesty’s Counsel, on behalf of the Defendant

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 “XXX.
  3. That the address of the Claimant be stated in all statements of case and other documents to be filed or served in the proceedings as the address of the Claimant’s solicitors.
  4. 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.
  5. 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”.
  6. 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 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”.
  7. 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.
  8. The provisions of this Order shall not apply:

    to 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;
    – to communications between the Court Funds Office and/or the anonymised party and any financial institution concerned as to the receipt or investment of such money; or
    – to records kept by the Court Funds Office or the anonymised party or any such financial institution in relation to such money;

9. That any non-party affected by this Order may apply on notice to all parties to have this Order set aside or varied.