HGG -v- London Borough of Hillingdon (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2026-LON-000860

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

24 February 2026

Before:

The Honourable Mr Justice Jay

Between:

THE KING on the application of
HGG

-v-

LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON

and

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT
(Interested Party)

Order

UPON the application of the Claimant for interim relief against the Interested Party dated 23 February 2026;

AND UPON HEARING Ms A Kassamali, counsel for the Claimant, Ms E Okinda, solicitor for the Defendant, and Mr M Vinall, counsel for the Interested Party at a hearing conducted remotely via Teams;

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

  1. An order for anonymity is made:
    1.1. Pursuant to CPR r.39.2(4):
    1.1.1. The name of the Claimant is to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public, or to any person who is not a party to these proceedings; and
    1.1.2. The Claimant is to be referred to as HGG;
    1.2. 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 his identification in any report of, or otherwise in connection with, these proceedings;
    1.3. Pursuant to CPR r.5.4C:
    1.3.1. 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;
    1.3.2 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;
    1.3.3. Unless the court grants permission under CPR r.5.4C(6), no non party may obtain a copy of any unredacted statement of case.
    1.4 Any person wishing to vary or discharge this anonymity order must make an application served on each party.
  2. The Claimant’s application for interim relief is dismissed.
  3. The Claimant shall pay the Interested Party’s costs of the interim relief application, not to be enforced save by order of the Court pursuant to section 26 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.