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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2025-LON-004174

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

21 November 2025

Before:

The Hon. Mr Justice Kimblin

Between:

The King
on the application of
DKD

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Order

On an urgent application by the Claimant for interim relief

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY THE HON. MR JUSTICE KIMBLIN

  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 DKD.

(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’s Acknowledgement of Service (CPR 54.8) must be filed and served by 4pm on 27th November 2025.

(b) Any Reply from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served by 4pm on 1st December.

(c) The papers shall be placed before a judge as soon as possible thereafter.

(d) The parties have liberty to apply to vary paragraphs 2(a) and 2(b) above on 24 hours’ notice to the other party.

  1. Costs: Costs reserved.

REASONS

(1) Anonymity: The Claimant has a positive reasonable grounds decision in respect of trafficking. There is a reasonable basis for considering that naming the Claimant will place him at some risk. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.

(2) Abridgement of time/expedition: I agree with the Claimant’s submission that there is some urgency in this case given the lengthy period of time since the Claimant was granted conditional bail and his case that detention has become unlawful. I have therefore ordered a prompt response from the Defendant and made provision for the papers to be returned before a judge as soon as possible. The case has a complex and lengthy background. The Defendant will need longer than 48 hours to make a considered response. I consider that it is premature to order a hearing of the application for interim relief without having sight of the Defendant’s response. Whether a hearing is appropriate or necessary is a matter to be decided in the light of that further material.

(3) I have formed no view on the merits of the application nor the claim as a whole. That is an assessment to be undertaken in the light of such further evidence and submissions as may be served.

Signed: MR JUSTICE KIMBLIN
Date: 21st November 2025