FH -v- Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim no: AC-2024-LON-002880

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

6 September 2024

Before:

The Honourable Mr Justice Ritchie

Between:

R on the application of
FH

-v-

Secretary of State for Foreign,
Commonwealth and Development Affairs

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ANONYMITY ORDER

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BEFORE the Honorable Mr justice Ritchie sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice, the Strand, London on 6.9.2024.

UPON consideration of the statement of facts and grounds for judicial review
And the documents filed in support of the N461 application form;

AND UPON the Defendant having informed the Claimant of a new decision superseding the decision of 16th May 2024 (the decision under challenge);

AND UPON the parties agreeing to settle the claim and delivering a signed consent order to the Court.

UPON CONSIDERING an application for anonymity by the Claimant.

AND UPON:

(a) consideration of the Claimant’s Article 8 right to respect for private and family life
and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression;
(b) the Defendants indicating their neutrality to the making of the order and there being
no representations from the press or any other interested party;
(c) the press making no representations to the contrary.


AND UPON IT APPEARING that non-disclosure of the identity of the Claimant is
necessary in order to protect the interests of the Claimant.


AND PURSUANT to rule 39.2(4) of the Civil Procedure Rules and section II of the
Contempt of Court Act 1981 and rules 5.4C and 5.4D of the Civil Procedure Rules.

NOW IT IS ORDERED that:

Identity and address

  1. That the identity of the Claimant shall not be disclosed.
  2. That reporting restrictions apply as to the disclosing of any information that may lead to the subsequent identification of the Claimant. The publication of the name and address of the Claimant or of any member of the Claimant’s immediate family is prohibited.

    Documents filed in future
  3. That the names of Claimant shall be described in all statements of case and other
    documents to be filed or served in the proceedings in future and in any judgment or order in the proceedings and in any report of the proceedings by the press or otherwise as FH.
  4. That the address of the Claimant shall be stated in all statements of case and other documents to be filed or served in the proceedings as the address of the Claimant’s solicitors.

    Court files
  5. That in so far as necessary, any statement of case or other document disclosing the Claimant’s name or address already filed in the proceedings shall be replaced by a document describing such name or address in anonymised form as above.
  6. That the original of any such document disclosing the name or address of the Claimant placed on the Court file (digital or paper) shall be marked “confidential: not to be opened without the permission of a Master or High Court Judge”.
  7. That a non-party may not inspect or obtain a copy of any document on or from the Court’s paper or digital files (other than this order duly anonymised as directed) without the permission of a Master or District Judge. Any application for such permission must be made on 14 days notice to the Claimant’s solicitor or deputy and the Court will effect service.
  8. The Court’s paper and digital files are to be marked “subject to an Anonymity Order”.

    AND IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED THAT:
  9. The claim for judicial review is withdrawn by consent.
  10. In the light of agreement between the parties that the Defendant shall pay the Claimant’s reasonable costs in these proceedings on the standard basis to be subject to detailed assessment if not agreed.
  11. There shall be a detailed solicitor own client assessment of the Claimant’s publicly funded costs.

    Signed: Ritchie J Made: 6.9.2024