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

Administrative CourtCivilHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Case number: AC-2024-LON-00151

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

In the matter of an application for judicial review

18 November 2024

Before:

Tom Little KC
sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge

Between:

The King
on the application of
SW

-v-

The Secretary of State for the Home Department

Anonymity order

INITIAL APPLICATION FOR ANONYMITY FOR THE CLAIMANT

Having considered the papers filed by the Claimant in advance of considering whether to approve a consent order dated 28th August 2024

ORDER by TOM LITTLE KC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge

  1. The Claimant shall be referred to in these proceedings as SW and pursuant to CPR 39.2 and section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 there shall be no publication of the name or address of the Claimant or any particulars of the case likely to lead to the identification of the Claimant without the leave of the court. Any person has liberty on three days’ written notice to the parties to apply to vary or discharge this order.

  2. Pursuant to CPR 5.4 a person who is not party to these proceedings may not obtain a copy of any document from the Court file unless the document has been anonymised and/or redacted so as to refer to the Claimant as SW.

  3. Pursuant to CPR 39.2(5) a copy of this order shall be published on the Judicial Website of the High Court of Justice. For that purpose a court officer will send a copy of the order by email to the Judicial Office.

Reasons

  1. In light of the nature of the claim and the reasons given in support of this judicial review claim and having considered the Article 8 rights of the Claimant and the Article 10 right to freedom of expression as well as the principle of open justice I am satisfied that non-disclosure of the identity of the Claimant is strictly necessary in order to secure the proper administration of justice and to protect the rights of the Claimant and further there is insufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure of the Claimant’s identity to justify interfering with the Claimant’s Article 8 rights.

Signed: Tom Little KC

Date: 18/11/2024