MBR -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2026-LON-002466

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

28 May 2026

Before:

The Hon Mr Justice Bourne

Between:

THE KING
on the application of
MBR

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Order

On an application by the Claimant for urgent consideration and interim relief

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY THE HON. MR JUSTICE BOURNE

  1. Anonymity:
    (a) Pursuant to CPR 39.2(4) and/or the Court’s inherent jurisdiction and/or s. 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998:
    (i) the Claimant’s name is to be withheld from the public and must not be disclosed in any proceedings in public; and
    (ii) the Claimant is to be referred to orally and in writing as MBR.
    (b) 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 the identification of the Claimant in any report of, or otherwise in connection with, these proceedings.
    (c) Pursuant to CPR 5.4C(4):
    (i) 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;
    (ii) 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;
    (iii) unless the Court grants permission under CPR 5.4C(6), no non-party many 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.
  2. Expedition of interim relief application:
    (a) The Defendant’s written response to the application for interim relief must be filed and served by 4pm on 2 June 2026.
    (b) Any reply from the Claimant to such response must be filed and served by 4pm on 4 June 2026.
    (c) The papers are to be referred to a judge or deputy judge within 1 working day thereafter for consideration of whether the application for interim relief will be (i) allowed, (ii) refused or (iii) listed for an urgent oral hearing.

Reasons

  1. Anonymity: The Claimant claims to be a child, torture survivor and potential victim of human trafficking/modern slavery and his claim relies on personal medical information in which he has a reasonable expectation of privacy. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.
  2. Abridgement of time/expedition: In addition to the matters referred to at (1) above, the Claimant has been in detention since 16 March 2026 and to be suffering from serious symptoms of mental ill-health. It is therefore necessary for his interim relief application to be considered as soon as possible. It may require an oral hearing to be listed at very short notice but that will depend on the contents of the Defendant’s response to the application and any reply.