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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2025-LON-002589

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

12 August 2025

Before:

The Honourable Mrs Justice Ellenbogen DBE

Between:

The King
on the application of
CDQ

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Order

On an application by the Claimant for (1) anonymity and (2) urgent interim relief

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER by The Honourable Mrs Justice Ellenbogen DBE

  1. The identity of the Claimant in these proceedings shall not be published.
  2. Pursuant to CPR Rule 39.2(4), there shall not be disclosed in any report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium) in relation to these proceedings, the name or address of the Claimant or any other matters which could lead to his identification.
  3. In any report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium) in relation to these proceedings, the Claimant shall be referred to as “CDQ” and any matters which could lead to the identification of the Claimant shall be redacted.
  4. Pursuant to CPR Rule 5.4C:

a. a person who is not a party to the proceedings may obtain a copy of a claim form, judgment or order from the court records only if the same has been anonymised and redacted in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Order;

b. if a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies for permission to obtain a copy of any other document or communication, such application shall be made on at least 7 days’ written notice to the Claimant’s solicitors;

c. any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the Court to vary or revoke paragraphs 1 to 4(b) of this Order, provided that any such application is made on written notice to the Claimant’s solicitors and that 3 days’ prior written notice of the intention to make such an application is given.

  1. The Defendant shall file and serve any response to the Claimant’s application for urgent interim relief, together with any supporting evidence, by 1:00pm on Wednesday 13 August 2025.
  2. The Claimant’s application for urgent interim relief, together with all material filed and served in accordance with paragraph 5 above, shall be placed before a judge of the Administrative Court as soon as reasonably practicable following its receipt and, in any event, no later than 3:00pm on Wednesday 13 August 2025, for determination, including, if and as appropriate, review of the anonymity orders made above.
  3. Liberty to each party to apply to vary or discharge this order, on written notice to the other. Any such application is to be considered by the judge to whom the matter is referred under paragraph 6 above.
  4. Costs reserved.

Reasons

  1. This matter is before me as ‘immediates’ judge.
  2. The Claimant challenges the lawfulness of the Defendant’s negative reasonable grounds decision, dated 6 June 2025. He lodged his application for permission to seek judicial review on 5 August 2025. By letter of the same date, he received notification that he would be removed to Albania on 14 August 2025. On 11 August 2025, he applied for a stay of his removal pending the outcome of his claim, or reconsideration of the negative reasonable grounds decision. That application was referred to me this afternoon.
  3. It is regrettable that the application for urgent interim relief, which simply relies upon the grounds for judicial review previously filed, was not filed until 6 days following the issue of removal directions and its timing is unexplained. The court will benefit from the Defendant’s response to the application.
  4. Albeit that no basis for the anonymity order sought has been put forward, at this stage I consider it appropriate to make the orders made above — the claim relates to purported trafficking and related trauma. The potentially competing rights to freedom of expression and a fair trial (the principle of open justice) are protected by the liberty to apply provision at paragraph 4(c) of my orders (which extends to the Defendant and would include representatives of the Press and other media, as interested parties). The order is subject to review, on application, or of the Court’s own motion on notice to the parties.

Signed: Naomi Ellenbogen
Date: 12 August 2025