BZ -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department (anonymity order)
Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order
Claim number: AC-2024-BHM-000187
In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Administrative Court
10 July 2024
Before:
The Honourable Mr Justice Eyre
Between:
The King on the application of
BZ
-v-
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Order
On perusal of the court file and having considered the Claimant’s application for anonymisation.
AND UPON it appearing that non-disclosure of the identity of the Claimant is necessary in order to secure the proper administration of justice pursuant to rule 39.2(4) of the Civil Procedure Rules and section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 and rules 5.4C of the Civil Procedure Rules
ORDER by the Honourable Mr Justice Eyre
1. 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 and until further order:
(a) The Claimant shall hereinafter be referred to in these proceedings as “BZ” and there shall be substituted for all purposes of this case, in place of references to the name of the Claimant, reference to “BZ”;
(b) 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;
(c) In paragraph (b) “publication” means communication to the public or any section of the public whether by way of report of the proceedings or otherwise. It includes publication in a newspaper or broadcast, or on the internet, by any person;
(d) 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;
(e) Pursuant to CPR rule 5.4C a person who is not a party to the proceedings may obtain a copy of a statement of case, judgment or order from the court records only if the statement of case, judgment or order has been anonymised such that: (i) the Claimant is referred to in those documents only as “BZ”; and (ii) any reference to the name of the Claimant be deleted from those documents
(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. This case is connected with case AC-2023-BHM-000271. In light of the anonymisation order made in those proceedings and for the reasons set out in the Statement of Facts and Grounds in this claim it is appropriate for there to be anonymisation of the Claimant’s name notwithstanding the important public interest in open justice.