KKD -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department (anonymity order)
Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order
Case number: AC-2024-LON-000878
In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Administrative Court
3 May 2024
Before:
David Pittaway KC Sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge
Between:
The King on the application of
KKD
-v-
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Order
On an application for an anonymity order and permission for judicial review
Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant and the Defendant
ORDER by David Pittaway KC Sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge
1. The identity of the Claimant as a party to these proceedings is protected and shall not be published.
2. Pursuant to CPR Rule 39.2(4), there shall not be disclosed in any report of these proceedings or other publication and until further order, the publication in connection with these proceedings of the Claimant’s name, or any particulars or details which could lead to his identification. The Claimant’s name shall be anonymised and he shall be known by the initials ‘KKD’.
3. The claim is transferred to UTIAC.
4. Costs in the case.
Reasons
1. Having considered the Statement of Facts and Grounds, I consider that this is an appropriate case in which I should make an anonymity order. In my view, the anonymity order is appropriate in circumstances where this application concerns a victim of trafficking (including physical abuse) and a vulnerable adult.
2. I also accept the Defendant’s submission in the Summary of Grounds that the claim should have been brought in UTIAC. In accordance with paragraph 6.5.2 of the Administrative Court Guide 2023 and the LCJ’s Practice Direction, I am transferring the case to UTIAC.