JO -v- Bromley Council (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtCivilHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2024-LON-004116

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

In the matter of an application for judicial

17 December 2024

Before:

Upper Tribunal Judge Elizabeth Cooke,
sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge

Between:

The King
on the application of
JO
(by his father and litigation friend OJ)

-v-

Bromley Council

Order

On applications by the Claimant on 16 December 2024 for permission to seek judicial review and for urgent consideration

ORDER by Upper Tribunal Judge Elizabeth Cooke sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

  1. Pursuant to CPR r.39.2, the identity of the Claimant shall not be directly or indirectly disclosed. These proceedings shall be known as ‘R(JO by his father and litigation friend, OJ) v Bromley Council.
  2. OJ is appointed as the Claimant’s litigation friend.
  3. The claim is suitable for a substantial degree of expedition.
  4. The Defendant’s Acknowledgement of Service (CPR 54.8) must be filed and served by 4pm on 3 January 2025.
  5. Any Reply from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served by 4pm on 10 January 2025.
  6. The papers are to be referred to a judge for a decision on the permission application and for consideration of whether there should be a rolled-up hearing as soon as possible thereafter.
  7. The parties shall have liberty to apply to vary or set aside this order on two working days’ notice to the other parties.
  8. Costs reserved

Reasons

Expedition is clearly appropriate in the circumstances, and the Defendant is on notice of the claim.

Signed: Elizabeth Cooke
Dated: 17 December 2024