AXF -v- The Home Office (anonymity order)

County CourtAnonymity Order

Case number: L12CL176

In the County Court at Central London

23 June 2025

Before:

Before Her Honour Judge Bloom

Between:

AXF

-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.

UPON the Claimant making an application for anonymity, to protect her lifelong right to anonymity as a victim of rape and sexual assault, under the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 ss.1(1) and ss.1(2).

AND UPON the Claimant further relying on the fact that she has made submissions in respect of a fresh claim for asylum and the presumption of anonymity as set out in Practice Note [2006] 1 WLR 2461

AND UPON the Claimant further relying on her status of as Victim of Modern Slavery in support of anonymity

AND UPON the Court finding that the making of this Order is necessary for the proper administration of justice
and in the interests of the Claimant

AND UPON the court being told that the Defendant is not objecting to the order being made

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

  1. The application for anonymity is granted.
  2. Pursuant to CPR 39.2(4) the identity of the Claimant shall not be disclosed and is confidential.
  3. 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 Claimant, or 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 Claimant in these proceedings. The Claimant shall be referred to as set out in paragraph 11 of this Order.
  4. In any judgement or report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium), in relation thereto:
    i. The Claimant shall herein be referred to by the letters ‘AXF’.
    ii. 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 of their address) shall be redacted before publication.
  5. Pursuant to CPR Rules 5.4C and 5.4D:
    iii. 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 (iii) above.
    iv. 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 Claimant’s solicitor, trustee or deputy.
  6. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 4th June 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.”
  7. Any interested party, whether or not 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 Claimant’s solicitor and the Defendant. The Claimant’s solicitor may be contacted at the following address: [SMPublic@simpsonmillar.co.uk, cc’ing Alexandra.kenney@simpsonmillar.co.uk]. The Claimant’s solicitor is responsible for informing the Defendant that notice pursuant to this paragraph of the Order has been received.
  8. Pursuant to ‘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 England and Wales (https://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.

Dated 4 June 2025