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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2025-LON-003285

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

29 September 2025

Before:

The Hon. Mr Justice Bourne

Between:

The King
on the application of
COO

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Order

On an application by the Claimant for interim relief

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 COO.

(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. Application for interim relief:

(a) The application for interim relief is adjourned to be determined after a hearing which is to be listed on 1 October 2025 at 2pm with a time estimate of 1½ hours, including submissions by the parties and an oral judgment by the judge.

(b) The Defendant is to file and serve a written statement of its position on the interim relief application (or if practicable a skeleton argument) by 4pm on 30 September 2025.

REASONS

(1) Anonymity: 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.

(2) Interim relief application: It is necessary to enable the Defendant to respond to the interim relief application before it is determined.

Signed: MR JUSTICE BOURNE
Date: 29 September 2025