AG -v- London Borough of Ealing (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2024-LON-000734

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Administrative Court

19 March 2024

Before:

Upper Tribunal Judge Elizabeth Cooke sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge

Between:

The King on the application of
AG

-v-

London Borough of Ealing

Order

On an application by the Claimant for anonymity, for an order abridging time for service of the Acknowledgement of Service, and for other orders

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant and of correspondence from the Defendant

ORDER by Upper Tribunal Judge Elizabeth Cooke sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge

1. Pursuant to CPR rule 39.2(4) the identity of the Claimant shall not be disclosed directly or indirectly and this application shall be known and listed only as R(AG) v LB Ealing.

2. There shall be an abridgment of time so that any acknowledgement of service and summary grounds of resistance shall be filed and served within 14 days of the date of service of this order.

3. The Defendant is to disclose the assessment of the Claimant’s needs carried out on or around 10 January 2024 within 14 days of the service of this order.

4. Upon receipt of the Defendant’s acknowledgement of service and grounds of resistance, or upon expiry of the time for them to be filed and served, the application for permission shall be placed before a judge as soon as possible on an expedited basis.

5. Costs shall be reserved.

Reasons

1. This matter is urgent for the Claimant, and very difficult for the Defendant; in light of the Defendant’s comments I have not abridged time for service to 7 days as requested but have order an abridgement to 14 days.

2. I am not prepared to anticipate the disposal of the permission application by ordering a rolled-up hearing in the absence of material from the Defendant. The application for such a direction is refused. The permission application will be placed before a judge on an urgent basis once the Defendant’s Acknowledgement of service and summary grounds of resistance are received, and it will be for that judge to decide how to proceed.