Trustee PTA & Ors v No Named Defendant

Trustee PTA & Ors v No Named Defendant

Given the sensitive circumstances of the child beneficiary and the absence of any dispute among the beneficiaries, it is appropriate to make privacy, anonymity, and confidentiality orders to prevent identification of the child and to authorise the trustees to proceed under section 48 AJA 1985. The orders will be...

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Parties
Claimant: Trustee PTA; Claimant: Trustee PTB; Claimant: Trustee PTC; Defendant: No Named Defendant
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
14 November 2025
Procedural Posture
Trusts—authorisation Under Section 48 Administration of Justice Act 1985 / Interlocutory Judgment on Privacy/anonymity/confidentiality and Directions for Substantive Hearing
Outcome
Privacy, anonymity, and confidentiality orders granted; directions given for substantive hearing in private; anonymised order to be published.
Legal Topics
Anonymity Orders, Reporting Restrictions, Open Justice, Section 48 AJA 1985, Child Beneficiaries, Privacy in Court Proceedings
Trusts Civil Procedure Anonymity Orders Reporting Restrictions Open Justice Section 48 AJA 1985 Child Beneficiaries Privacy in Court Proceedings

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Parties

Trustee PTA

Claimant

Trustee PTB

Claimant

Trustee PTC

Claimant

No Named Defendant

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Trusts—authorisation Under Section 48 Administration of Justice Act 1985 / Interlocutory Judgment on Privacy/anonymity/confidentiality and Directions for Substantive Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proceedings should be subject to privacy, anonymity, and confidentiality orders to protect the identity and sensitive information of a child beneficiary.
  2. 2 Whether the trustees should be authorised under section 48 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 to administer the trust in reliance on counsel's opinion that the child falls within the beneficial class.
  3. 3 Whether there is any dispute among beneficiaries that would preclude a section 48 order without hearing argument.

Ratio Decidendi

Given the sensitive circumstances of the child beneficiary and the absence of any dispute among the beneficiaries, it is appropriate to make privacy, anonymity, and confidentiality orders to prevent identification of the child and to authorise the trustees to proceed under section 48 AJA 1985. The orders will be published in anonymised form to protect open justice, and the substantive application will be heard in private.

Court Disposition

Privacy, anonymity, and confidentiality orders granted; directions given for substantive hearing in private; anonymised order to be published.

Orders

  • An anonymised version of the order to be sealed and published on the Judiciary website.
  • Any person may apply to set aside or vary the privacy/anonymity provisions on notice to the claimants' solicitors.