YXY -v- London Borough of Hillingdon (anonymity order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionAnonymity Order

Claim number: AC-2026-LON-000499

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

13 February 2026

Before:

HIS HONOUR JUDGE ANTONY DUNNE

Between:

THE KING on the application of
YXY

-v-

London Borough of Hillingdon

Order

On an application by the Claimant for anonymity and expedition

ORDER BY HIS HONOUR JUDGE ANTONY DUNNE SITTING AS A DEPUTY HIGH COURT JUDGE

  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 YXY.
    (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. Interim relief and expedition
  3. The Defendant supply a response to the application for interim relief and the claim for judicial review on an expedited basis:
    (a) The Defendant’s Acknowledgement of Service (CPR 54.8) must be filed and served within 7 days of the date of this order.
    (b) Any Reply from the Claimant (CPR 54.8A) must be filed and served within 14 days from the date of service of this order.
    (c) The papers are to be referred to a judge or deputy judge of the service of this order.

Reasons

  1. By a claim for judicial review dated 3rd February 2026, the Claimant applies for (a) a mandatory order requiring the Defendant supply her with interim accommodation pursuant to its duty under section 188; (b) a mandatory order requiring it provide (i) the outcome of its section 184 investigation and (ii) conduct its housing needs assessment forthwith. The Defendant’s AOS and interim relief response is required to determine that application.
  2. The application is urgent. The Claimant has had a possession order made against her on 21st October 2025 requiring her to leave the property by 4th November 2025 and she is therefore threatened with homelessness and should not be required to wait for the bailiffs to evict her before the Defendant accepts she is threatened with homelessness and conducts its duties under Part VII of the Housing Act 1996. However, the Claimant still resides in the accommodation and the above timetable strikes an appropriate balance between the urgency of the case and the need to determine the issue fairly.