R on the application of KAO -v- Secretary of State for Defence (anonymity order)

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim no: AC-2024-LON-002233

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division

15 August 2024

Before:

Hon Mrs Justice Foster DBE

Between:

R on the application of KAO

-v-

Secretary of State for Defence

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ANONYMITY ORDER

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UPON reading the application of the Claimant to amend his Grounds

IT IS ORDERED THAT :-

  1. The Claimant do have leave to amend his grounds for judicial review;
  2. The time for filing and serving the Acknowledgement of Service is hereby
    extended.
  3. The Defendant do serve her Acknowledgement of Service within 21 days
    of service of this Order.
  4. Pursuant to CPR 39.2, the Claimant be granted anonymity, in the following
    terms:
    a. That there shall not be disclosed in any report of the proceedings the name or address of the Claimant or any details leading to his identification or the identification of his family. There be substituted for all purposes in these proceedings, in place of references to the Claimant by name, and whether orally or in writing, references to the letters “KAO”.
    b. A person not a party to the proceedings may obtain a copy of the statement of case, judgment, or order of the court records, only if those documents have been anonymised, such that the Claimant is only referred to by the letters “KAO”.
  5. Costs reserved.