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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2026-LON-002960

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

29 June 2026

Before:

The Hon. Mr Justice Poole

Between:

The King
on the application of
MEW
(Claimant)

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department
(Defendant)

and

The Governor of Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre
(Interested Party)

Order

On an application by the Claimant for judicial review

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY THE HON. Mr JUSTICE POOLE

  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 MEW.

(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.

  1. Application for Urgent Consideration:

(a) The application for urgent consideration is refused.

(b) The procedure under CPR Part 54 shall apply without abridgement or extension, subject to any further or different order of the court.

REASONS

(1) Anonymity: The Claimant is an asylum seeker. He is a litigant in person and has not specifically applied for anonymity. Nevertheless, the court has considered whether anonymity ought to be ordered. Although there is little evidence before the court, he asserts that he will be at risk if returned to his country of origin. The Claimant also relies on his having medical conditions and 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) Urgent consideration:

a. Although the Claimant has filed a N463 for applying for urgent consideration “within 6 hours”, his N461 form states that the application and any interim relief application does not need to be decided urgently within 7 days.
b. He is in immigration detention following a sentence of imprisonment for robbery. He was refused bail as recently as 25 June 2026. The grounds of refusal included his forensic history and history of non-compliance. He has not addressed these matters at all in his application issued on 26 June 2026.
c. The reasons for urgency set out in the N463 form are the same as the grounds for judicial review. No separate or different grounds for urgency are set out.
d. There are no apparent grounds for urgency or for why the usual procedures
should not apply in his case.

Signed: Mr JUSTICE Poole
Date: 29/06/26