BEG -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2025-LON-001328

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

29 April 2025

Before:

The Honourable Mrs Justice Lang DBE

Between:

The King
on the application of
BEG

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department
(CEPR Ref: 14295822)

Order

On the Claimant’s application for an anonymity order, urgent consideration, directions and interim relief;

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant;

Order by the Honourable Mrs Justice Lang DBE

  1. There shall be a stay on the removal of the Claimant from the United Kingdom until the determination of the permission application or further order.
  2. Under the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and pursuant to section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and CPR 39.2(4):
    a) The name of the Claimant is to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public.
    b) The Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as “BEG”.
  3. Pursuant to section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Claimant or of any matter likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant in any report of, or otherwise in connection with, these proceedings.
  4. Pursuant to CPR 5.4C
    a) Within 7 days of the date of service of this order, the parties must file and serve a redacted copy of any statement of case already filed, omitting the name, address and any other information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant;
    b) If any statement of case subsequently filed includes information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant, a redacted copy omitting that information must be filed at the same time and must then be served with the unredacted version;
    c) Unless the Court grants permission under CPR 5.4C(6), no non- party may obtain a copy of any unredacted statement of case.
  5. Liberty to apply to vary or discharge this order on 2 days notice to the other party.
  6. Costs reserved.

Reasons

  1. I have granted an anonymity order. The Claimant is an asylum seeker who claims to be at risk. In the circumstances, a departure from the general principle of open justice is justified.
  2. The Claimant is due to be removed to Albania tomorrow, 30 April 2025, and so there is insufficient time to set out the case history in full.
  3. The Claimant seeks to challenge the conclusive grounds decision dated 22 January 2025 that it was more likely than not that the Claimant was not a victim of trafficking. He also seeks to challenge the decision dated 21 March 2024, rejecting his fresh submissions as a fresh claim.
  4. The Claimant argues that these decisions were served late and so he was not given sufficient time to address alleged inconsistencies. Therefore his case has not been fully and fairly considered.
  5. I am satisfied that the Claimant has raised arguable grounds and the balance of convenience lies in favour of a stay on his removal which would deny him the opportunity for his claim to be considered by the Court.

Signed: Mrs Justice Lang
Dated: 29 April 2025