AOX -v- Health Secretary and another
Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionTransmission Direction Order
Claim number: AC-2025-CDF-000077
In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Administrative Court
14 January 2026
Before:
The Hon. Mr Justice Eyre
Between:
THE KING on the application of
AOX
-v-
1) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
2) NHS ENGLAND
and
1) CHIEF CONSTABLE OF DEVON AND CORNWALL POLICE
2) ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
(Interested Parties)
Order
OF THE COURT’S OWN MOTION
Following consideration of the court file
AND UPON the hearing of this matter being listed for 25th and 26th February 2025.
ORDER BY THE HON. MR JUSTICE EYRE
1) Any request by a person not taking part in the proceedings (“the applicant”) for a direction under section 85A(3)(b) of the Courts Act 2003 for permission to watch or listen to the hearing in the matter remotely (“a transmission direction request”) must be made in accordance with paragraph 2 by 4.00pm on 23rd February 2026.
2) Transmission direction requests must be sent to BristolSpecialist@justice.gov.uk and must include the following:
a. The full name of the applicant.
b. The email address of the applicant.
c. A statement as to whether the applicant will be present within England and Wales at all times when attending the hearing remotely (if a transmission direction request were to be made in respect of the applicant) and if not details of the place or places where the applicant will be when attending the hearing remotely.
d. Such information, if any, as the applicant wishes the court to consider in support of the request including any reason or reasons why it is contended that making such a direction in respect of the applicant would be in the interests of justice.
e. A statement by the applicant in the following terms:
“If permitted to attend the hearing remotely I understand and accept that I must neither record nor broadcast any part of the proceedings and I acknowledge that I understand that to do so may be a criminal offence and/or contempt of court, punishable by imprisonment or a fine.”
“I agree and undertake to the Court that I will not provide the link which I am given to attend the hearing to any other person.”
3) A transmission direction request which is not made by the deadline imposed by paragraph 1 of this Order and/or does not comply with paragraph 2 hereof may be refused. Any transmission direction request made otherwise than in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 must be made by way of application notice explaining the reason for the failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph 1 and/or paragraph 2.
Reasons
1) The court anticipates that there may be interest from representatives of the news media and/or members of the public in attending the hearing remotely. The provisions of the order are intended to address that possibility by providing a procedure for the making of transmission direction requests.
2) Late requests cause disruption to the court’s work and the court may unable to address them in a timely fashion without undue disruption to other more important tasks. I have, therefore, provided a deadline by when requests should be made. A request made after that deadline is likely to be refused unless there are compelling reasons for the failure to make it by the deadline.