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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2025-LDS-000036

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

20 June 2025

Before:

The Hon. Mrs Justice Hill DBE

Between:

BOK

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Order

On an application by the Claimant for anonymity

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER by the Hon. Mrs Justice Hill DBE:

  1. Anonymity:

(a) Under the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and pursuant to s. 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998:

(i) the Claimant’s name is to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public; and

(ii) the Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as “BOK”.

(b) Pursuant to s. 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.

(c) Pursuant to CPR 5.4C(4):

(i) 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;

(ii) 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;

(iii) unless the Court grants permission under CPR 5.4C(6), no non-party many obtain a copy of any unredacted statement of case.

(d) The Court’s CE-file system shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 20 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.”

(e) Any person wishing to vary or discharge this Order must make an application, served on each party.

(f) Pursuant to CPR 39.2(5) and the Practice Guidance: Publication of Privacy and Anonymity Orders 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.

(g) Costs in the case.

REASONS

The Claimant is an elderly man with a series of vulnerabilities. This case concerns sensitive details about his health and daily life. The case can be fully reported without him being named. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice made in paragraph 1 of the order. An alternative cipher to that proposed by the Claimant’s solicitor (which involved the initials of the Claimant’s real name) has been used to reduce the risk of jigsaw identification.

Signed: Mrs Justice Hill
Dated: 20 June 2025