DWL -v- London Borough of Wandsworth (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2025-LON-003801

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

5 December 2025

Before:

Susie Alegre,
sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court

Between:

The King
on the application of
DWL

-v-

London Borough of Wandsworth

Order

On an application by the Claimant for anonymity and interim relief

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY SUSIE ALEGRE SITTING AS A DEPUTY JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT

  1. The application for interim relief is refused.
  2. 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 DWL.

(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. 

REASONS

(1) Interim Relief: there is insufficient detail in the Claimant’s application to justify the application for interim relief at this stage of the proceedings. Interim relief may be reconsidered if appropriate at the permission stage. 

(2) Anonymity: There are credible security reasons raised by the Claimant regarding her identification in proceedings concerning her and her family’s address. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1. 

Signed: Susie Alegre DHCJ
Date: 5 December 2025