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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2025-LON-003973

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

17 November 2025

Before:

The Hon. Mr Justice Kimblin

Between:

The King
on the application of
DOW
(a protected party, by the Official Solicitor as litigation friend)

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Order

On an application by the Claimant for expedition and anonymity

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 DOW.

(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 Thursday 27th November 2025.

(b) Any Reply from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served by 4pm on 3rd December.

(c) The papers are to be referred to a judge or deputy judge as soon as possible thereafter.

(d) The parties shall have liberty to apply in respect of the dates in paragraphs 2a and 2b above on 24 hour’s notice to the other party.

REASONS

(1) Anonymity: The claim relies on personal medical information in which the Claimant has a reasonable expectation of privacy. There are accordingly appropriate reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1 of my Order.

(2) Abridgement of time/expedition: There is some prima facie evidence that the Claimant’s health is affected by his detention. I do not read the chronology and the evidence as disclosing a sufficiently urgent case to warrant the degree of expedition sought on the Claimant’s behalf but I do agreed that it is appropriate to abridge time for preparation and service of the AoS and any Reply. I have given the parties liberty to apply in the event that circumstances change or there is additional material to bring to the Court’s attention, which I have not seen. The Court will then consider the merits of the Claim.

Signed: Mr JUSTICE KIMBLIN
Date: 17th November 2025