YLE and another -v- Karen Richards and KGM Underwriting (anonymity order)

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: KB-2025-BHM-000209

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

1 December 2025

Before:

Her Honour Judge Emma Kelly,
sitting as a judge of the High Court

Between:

(1) YLE
(2) AUR
(each on her own behalf, and as co-administrator to the estate of
EED, deceased)

-v-

(1) Karen Avril Richards
(2) KGM Underwriting Services Ltd.

    Anonymity order

    BEFORE Her Honour Judge Emma Kelly sitting as a judge of the High Court in the King’s Bench Division at the Birmingham District Registry on 1st December 2025;

    UPON HEARING Mr. Gutteridge, Counsel for the Claimants and Mr. Crilley, Counsel for the Second Defendant and noting that the First Defendant takes no active part in these proceedings.;

    AND UPON consideration of the Claimants’ application notice dated 22nd September 2025;

    UPON CONSIDERING     the protective nature of the approval jurisdiction pursuant to r.21.10 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998;

    AND UPON CONSIDERING the Article 8 rights of the infant dependents to respect for private and family life and the risk of harm that identification may cause to the infant dependents of the Deceased;

    AND UPON CONSIDERING     the importance of open justice and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression;

    AND UPON THE COURT CONCLUDING that non-disclosure of the identities of infant dependents and their parents is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the infant dependents interests;

    AND UPON THE COURT FURTHER CONCLUDING that it is necessary to make a reporting restriction order;

    IT IS ORDERED that:

    1. The names of the Claimants, the Deceased and the infant dependents are to be withheld in the statements of case, and in any judgments and orders in this claim, and for those purposes:
      (i) The Deceased shall be referred to as EED;
      (ii) The First Claimant shall be referred to as YLE;
      (iii) Her child shall be referred to as VYL;
      (iv) The Second Claimant shall be referred to as AUR;
      (v) The Second Claimant’s eldest child shall be referred to as EXI;
      (vi) The Second Claimant’s youngest child shall be referred to as LAK;
    2. The Claimants’ addresses on the claim form shall be substituted by the Claimants’ solicitor’s address.
    3. No report, whether oral or in writing, or other communication in whatever form (including internet or social media) addressed to the public at large or any section of the public, of or concerning this claim which is published from the date of this order may include:
      (a) The name or address of the the Deceased, the Claimants or their children;
      (b) Any particulars likely to lead to the identification of the Deceased, the Claimants or their children;
      (c) Any image or likeness of the Deceased, the Claimants or their children;
    4. Any reports or other communications to the public which exist prior to the date of this order are not affected by this order.
    5. 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 subparagraph 1 above.
      (ii) If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies (pursuant to CPR r.5.4C(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 Claimants’ solicitor unless the court orders otherwise.
    6. The Claimants’ solicitor shall file with the Court copies of any existing statements of case anonymised in accordance with paragraph 1 and 2 above by 4pm on 22nd December 2025.
    7. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 1st December 2025 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.”
    8. Any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the Court to vary or set aside this Order, provided that any such application is made on 7 days’ notice to the Claimants’ solicitor.
    9. This order shall lapse automatically on the death of the Claimants and their children and its provisions shall have no effect from that time.
    10. Pursuant CPR 39.2(5) a copy of this Order shall be published on the website of the Judiciary of England and Wales (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.