BRR -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department (anonymity order)
Case number: AC-2024-LON-002950
In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Administrative Court
In the matter of an application for judicial review
1 April 2025
Before:
Judge O’Connor
(sitting as a judge of the High Court)
Between:
The King
on the application of
BRR
-v-
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Order
Following consideration of the documents, and upon application by the Claimant
ORDER by Judge O’Connor (sitting as a judge of the High Court)
- The Claimant’s application for Anonymity is GRANTED, and pursuant to CPR Rule 5.4A-5.4D and Rule 39.2, with effect from the date of this order until further order.
(a) There shall be substituted for all purposes of this case, in place of references to the name of the Claimant, reference to “BRR”;
(b) In so far as any Statement of Case, Judgment, Order or other documents to which anyone might have access pursuant to CPR Rule 5.4A – D does not comply with paragraph (a) above, the Claimant’s Solicitors have permission to file with the Court copies of any such document adjusted so that it does comply. Such copies are to be treated for all purposes as being in substitution for the relevant original;
(c) There shall be no publication of any name, address, picture or other information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant as being the Claimant in these proceedings;
(d) In paragraph 1(c) “publication” means communication to the public or any section of the public. It includes publication in a newspaper or broadcast, or on the internet, by any person;
(e) The Defendant, and any party served with or given notice of the anonymity order, has permission to apply to discharge or vary that order. Any application for that purpose must be made in writing, on notice to all parties;
(f) Any application for permission to inspect or obtain a non- anonymised version of a document must be made on notice to the Claimant and in accordance with CPR r.5.4C(6).
Reasons
1. In light of the Claimant’s personal circumstances, as identified in the Claim Form and accompanying bundle, I am satisfied that anonymisation is necessary in the interests of justice.
Signed: Judge O’Connor
Date: 1 April 2025