AAA and others -v- The Home Office (anonymity order)
Case Number: L12CL005
In the County Court at
Central London
6 June 2024
Before:
HHJ Bloom
Between:
“AAA”
“HBY”
“SCG”
“MDG”
“AEE”
“OFA”
“AGA”
“AHS”
“MIA”
“KJA”
“AKH”
“SLM”
“MMJ”
“ANA”
“NON”
“APY”
“MQA”
“MRA”
“HSA”
“MYY”
“AUA”
-v-
The Home Office
Anonymity Order
Before Her Honour Judge Bloom sitting at the County Court at Central London, Thomas More Building, Royal Courts Of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL on 05 June 2024
UPON the Claimants’ application dated 21 March 2024
AND UPON HHJ Bloom hearing Counsel for the Claimants and the Defendant on 5 June 2024
AND UPON:
(1) Consideration of the Article 8 rights of the Claimants to respect for private and family life, and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression.
(2) It appearing that non-disclosure of the identity of the Claimants is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the interests of the Claimants and that there is no sufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure.
AND PURSUANT to section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 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:
- The identity of the Claimants as parties to these proceedings is confidential and shall not be published.
- 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 Claimants, 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 Claimants in these proceedings. The Claimants shall be referred to as set out at paragraph 3 of this Order.
- In any judgment or report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium) in relation thereto:
(i) The First Claimant shall be referred to as “AAA”.
(ii) The Second Claimant shall be referred to as “HBY”.
(iii) The Third Claimant shall be referred to as “SCG”.
(iv) The Fourth Claimant shall be referred to as “MDG”.
(v) The Fifth Claimant shall be referred to as “AEE”
(vi) The Sixth Claimant shall be referred to as “OFA”.
(vii) The Seventh Claimant shall be referred to as “AGA”.
(viii) The Eighth Claimant shall be referred to as “AHS”.
(ix) The Ninth Claimant shall be referred to as “MIA”.
(x) The Tenth Claimant shall be referred to as “KJA”.
(xi) The Eleventh Claimant shall be referred to as “AKH”.
(xii) The Twelfth Claimant shall be referred to as “SLM”.
(xiii) The Thirteenth Claimant shall be referred to as “MMJ”.
(xiv) The Fourteenth Claimant shall be referred to as “ANA”.
(xv) The Fifteenth Claimant shall be referred to as “NON”.
(xvi) The Sixteenth Claimant shall be referred to as “APY”.
(xvii) The Seventeenth Claimant shall be referred to as “MQA”.
(xviii) The Eighteenth Claimant shall be referred to as “MRA”.
(xix) The Nineteenth Claimant shall be referred to as “HSA”.
(xx) The Twentieth Claimant shall be referred to as “MTY”.
(xxi) The Twenty First Claimant shall be referred to as “AUA”.
(xxii) 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.
- 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 (xxiii) 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 Claimants’ solicitor, trustee or deputy.
- The Claimants’ 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 within 21 days from 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.
- The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 05 June 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.”
- 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 Claimants’ solicitor, trustee or deputy.
- 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.
- The costs of obtaining this order be costs in the case.
Dated 5 June 2024