FOG -v- Secretary of State for Defence (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

CASE NO: AC-2025-LON-000677

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
KING’S BENCH DIVISION
ADMINISTRATIVE COURT

20 February 2026

Before:

Mr Justice Sheldon

Between:

The King on the application of
FOG

-v-

Secretary of State for Defence

and
(1) FOH
(2) FBY
(3) FOR
(4) FRS
(5) FTM
(6) FTW
(Interested Parties)

Order

Anonymity:
(a) Pursuant to CPR 39.2(4) and the Court’s inherent jurisdiction:
(i) the Claimant’s and Interested Party’s names are to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public;
(ii) the Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as “FOG”;
(ii) the Interested Parties are to be referred to orally and in writing as “FOH”, “FBY”, “FOR”, “FRS”, “FTM”, and “FTW”.
(b) Pursuant to s. 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Claimant or Interested Parties 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), unless the Court grants permission under CPR 5.4C(6), no non party may 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.

Order

UPON the Claimant filing her application for Judicial Review on 21 February 2025 challenging the delay in provision of the ARAP decision;

AND UPON the Defendant filing and serving their Acknowledgement of Service on 18 March 2025;

And UPON the Defendant providing a decision on the Claimant’s ARAP application on 16 April 2025;

BY CONSENT it is ordered that :-

  1. This Claimant has leave to withdraw the above-numbered claim for judicial review.
  2. The Defendant do pay the reasonable costs of the Claimant to be assessed if not agreed;
  3. There be a detailed assessment of the Claimant’s publicly funded costs