MFF -v- Secretary of State for Defence (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2026-LON-001384

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

13 August 2026

Before:

The Hon. Mr Justice Kimblin

Before:

The King
on the application of
MFF
(Claimant)

-v-

Secretary of State for Defence
(Defendant)

and

(1) MSR
(2) MIR
(3) MIS
(4) MTC
(5) MIJ
(6) MOB
(Interested Parties)

Order

Notification of Judge’s Decision (CPR 54.11, 54.12)

Following consideration of the documents filed by the Claimant, the Defendant’s Acknowledgement of Service and Summary Grounds of Defence and the Claimant’s Reply

ORDER BY THE HON. MR JUSTICE KIMBLIN

  1. Permission to apply for judicial review: Permission is granted on all grounds.
  2. 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 MFF.

(iii) The Interested Parties are to be referred to orally and in writing as:

(1) MSR
(2) MIR
(3) MIS
(4) MTC
(5) MIJ
(6) MOB

(b) Pursuant to s. 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, there must be no publication of the identity of the Claimant of the Interested Parties or of any matter likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant or an Interested Party 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 or an Interested Party;

(ii) if any statement of case subsequently filed includes information likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant or an Interested Party, 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. The Claimant has permission to rely upon her amended statement of facts and grounds

REASONS

(1) Anonymity: There is evidence that the Claimant and Interested Parties may be at risk. There is evidence that naming the Claimant and/or family members will increase the risk they would face. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice.

(2) Permission: The grounds appear to me to raise arguable issues which merit a hearing.

(3) I have not approved the consent order which appears in the updated permission bundle at [22]. It is more convenient to grant anonymity in the form set out in this order and to give permission to rely on the amended statement of facts and grounds.

Signed: MR JUSTICE KIMBLIN
Date: 13th August 2026