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

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2025-LON-000902

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

27 March 2025

Before:

The Hon Mr Justice Wall

Between:

The King on the application of
MZ

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Order

On applications by the Claimant for urgent consideration, interim relief and anonymisation of her name

Following consideration of the documents lodged by the Claimant

ORDER BY THE HON. MR JUSTICE WALL

  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 MZ.
    (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. Urgent Consideration:
    The application for urgent consideration is refused.
  3. Interim Relief:
    The application for interim relief is to be considered at the same time as permission. If, at that stage, it is thought to have merit, arrangements can be made for an oral hearing.
  4. Costs:
    No order as to costs.

Reasons

(1) Anonymity: The Claimant is an asylum seeker. There is evidence that naming the Claimant and/or members of her family will increase the risk they would face if returned to their country of origin. There are accordingly compelling reasons for the limited derogations from the principle of open justice in paragraph 1.

(2) Urgent Consideration, and (3) Interim Relief: The Claimant has been living in what she asserts to be unsuitable conditions for some time. There is now some evidence that her living conditions might be having an impact on her daughter’s health and welfare. There is not sufficient evidence to justify my ordering a reduced period of time for the defendant to file her acknowledgment of service or an urgent listing of the application for interim relief.