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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2025-LON-003235

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

26 September 2025

Before:

The Hon. Mr Justice Bourne

Between:

The King
on the application of
CME
(Claimant)

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department
(Defendant)

and

Clearsprings Ready Homes Limited
(Interested Party)

Order

On an application by the Claimant for anonymity and expedition

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY THE HON. MR JUSTICE BOURNE

  1. Anonymity:

(a) Pursuant to CPR 39.2(4) and/or the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and/or 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 CME.

(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 a redacted copy of any statement of case 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;

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

  1. Abridgement of time and expedition:

(a) The Defendant shall file and serve any submissions in response to the Claimant’s application for urgent interim relief, and any evidence relied on in support of the Defendant’s position, within 7 days of the date of this Order.

(b) The Claimant’s application for interim relief is to be referred to a judge or deputy judge as soon as possible thereafter.

  1. General:

(a) Liberty to apply.

(b) Costs reserved.

REASONS

(1) Anonymity: The Claimant is an asylum seeker. There is evidence that naming the Claimant will increase the risk they would face if returned to their country of origin. In addition the claim relies on personal medical information in which the Claimant has a reasonable expectation of privacy. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1. Anonymity ciphers are randomly generated and are allocated by the Court.

(2) Abridgement of time/expedition: The application for interim relief is urgent and it is necessary to ascertain the Defendant’s response to it and for it to be decided.

Signed: MR JUSTICE BOURNE
Date: 25.9.25