LT -v- Home Office (anonymity order)

County CourtAnonymity Order

Claim number: N12CL026

In the County Court at Central London

22 June 2026

Before:

Her Honour Judge Bloom

Between:

LT
(Claimant)

-v-

Home Office
(Defendant)

Anonymity order

Before Her Honour Judge Bloom sitting at the County Court at Central London, Thomas More Building, Royal Courts Of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL.

UPON the Claimant making an application for anonymity

AND UPON the Claimant relying on his status of a Victim of Modern Slavery in support of anonymity

AND UPON the Court finding that the making of this Order is necessary for the proper administration of justice and in the interests of the Claimant

AND UPON the Court being informed that the Defendant is not objecting to the order being made

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

  1. The application for anonymity is granted.
  2. The identity of the Claimant as a party to these proceedings is confidential and shall not be published.
  3. Pursuant to CPR Rule 39.2(4), there shall not be disclosed in any report of these proceedings or other publication the name or address of the Claimant or other immediate family members, or any details (including other names, addresses, or a specific combination of facts) that could lead to the identification of the Claimant in these proceedings. The Claimant shall be referred to as set out at paragraph 3 of this Order.
  4. In any judgement or report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium) in relation thereto: i. The Claimant shall be referred to as “LT”.
    ii. Any other details which, on their own or together with other information publicly available, may lead to the identification of the Claimant (including any names of other immediate family members or their addresses) shall be redacted before publication.
  5. Pursuant to CPR Rules 5.4C and 5.4D:
    i. A person who is not a party to the proceedings may not obtain a copy of a statement of case, judgement or order from the Court records unless the statement of case, judgement or order has been anonymised in accordance with subparagraphs 3(i) to (ii) above.
    ii. If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies (pursuant to CPR r.5.4C(1B) or (2)) for permission to inspect or obtain a copy of any other document or communication, such application shall be on at least 7 days’ notice to the Claimant’s solicitor, trustee or deputy.
  6. The Claimant’s solicitor shall file with the Court an electronic (PDF) bundle of any statements of case that has been anonymised in accordance with paragraph 3 above by 09 July 2026, and re-filed in the event that any statement of case is amended, within 21 days of such amendment being approved.
  7. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 18 June 2026 and any application by a non-party to inspect or obtain a copy document from this file must be dealt with in accordance with the terms of that Order.”
  8. Any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the Court to vary or discharge this Order, provided that any such application is made on 7 days’ notice to the Claimant’s solicitor, trustee or deputy.
  9. Pursuant to the ‘Practice Guidance: Publication of Privacy and Anonymity Orders’ issued by the Master of the Rolls dated 16 April 2019 a copy of this Order shall be published on the Judicial Website of the High Court of Justice (www.judiciary.uk). For that purpose, a court officer will send a copy of the order by email to the Judicial Office at judicialwebupdates@judiciary.uk.
  10. The costs of obtaining this order be costs in the case.

Dated 18 June 2026