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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2025-LON-001609

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

21 May 2025

Before:

The Honourable Mr Justice Ritchie

Between:

The King
on the application of
BKH
(Anonymity granted)

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Order

BEFORE the Honourable Mr Justice Ritchie, sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice in the immediates list, on 21.5.2025.

WITHIN the claim for judicial review issued on 20.5.2025.

ON AN APPLICATION for urgent consideration dated 20.5.2025.

AND UPON consideration of the Claimant’s application for judicial review, urgent consideration, anonymity, interim relief and directions, and the documents lodged.

NOW IT IS ORDERED THAT:

Anonymity:

  1. The Claimant’s application for anonymity is granted. Under the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and pursuant to Rule 39.2(4) of the Civil Procedure Rules, the Claimant’s name and identity is to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public.
  2. The Claimant shall be referred to orally and in writing in these proceedings as “BKH”.
  3. Pursuant to.11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, and CPR 5.C(4), there must be no publication or disclosure of the identity of the Claimant or any matter likely to lead to his identification in any report of, or otherwise in connection with these proceedings.
  4. Pursuant to Rule 5.4C of the Civil Procedure Rules:
    a. the parties must within 7 days 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 mustbe 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 many obtain a copy of any unredacted statement of case.

Directions: timetable for submissions to a hearing

  1. By no later than Tuesday 27th May 2025 at 4pm the Defendant may file and serve any response to the Claimant’s application for interim relief and/or further directions, confirming whether it intends to agree or oppose the Claimant’s application.
  2. If the Defendant does not oppose the application, then the parties will seek to agree terms to place before the Court on Friday 30th May 2025 at 4pm.
  3. If the Defendant opposes the application, it shall file and serve summary grounds of opposition to the application for interim relief (or a written document or position statement setting out the reasons for opposition) by Friday 30th May 2025 at 4pm, together with any evidence on which it may wish to rely.
  4. The Claimant may file and serve a response by Tuesday 2nd June 2025 at 4pm, together with evidence in reply, if any.

Listing

  1. The Claimant’s application for interim relief and directions shall be heard on the first available date between after 4th June 2025 or so soon thereafter as the Court is able to hear this matter, with a time estimate of 2.5 hours.

Variation

  1. Liberty to apply to set aside or vary the terms of this order on written application to be filed and served within 7 days hereof.

Costs

  1. Costs reserved.

Reasons

  1. The medical conditions which the Claimant is evidenced to be suffering are a real concern. I consider there is urgency in this application. I have adjusted the dates a little.
  2. If the housing is causing him damage and he is suicidal then urgent listing is necessary.

Signed Mr Justice Ritchie
Made: 21.5.2025