Arc Time and others -v- Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionTransmission Direction Order

Case numbers: AC-2024-LON-002865
AC-2024-LON-002875
AC-2024-LON-002830
AC-2024-LON-002913
AC-2024-LON-002817
AC-2024-LON-002904

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

20 May 2025

Before:

Lord Justice Holgate

Between:

The King
on the application of

(1) Arc Time Freehold Income Authorised Fund, a sub-fund of Arc Time: Funds acting through its authorised corporate director, Alpha Rea Capital LLP and others
(2) Cadogan Group Limited and Grosvenor Limited and others
(3) Abacus Land 1 (Holdco 1) Limited and others
(4) Wallace Partnership Group Limited and others
(5) John Lyon’s Charity
(6) Trustees of the Portal Trust
(Claimants)

-v-

Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Order

OF THE COURT’S OWN MOTION
Order by Lord Justice Holgate

  1. Any request for a direction under the Remote Observation and Recording (Courts and Tribunals) Regulations 2022/705 (‘a transmission direction request’) by any person not taking part in the proceedings (‘an applicant’) for permission to watch or listen to the proceedings remotely must be made by 10:30am on Thursday 22 May 2025.
  2. Any transmission direction request should be sent by email to listoffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk and must include the following:
    a. The full name of the applicant;
    b. The email address of the applicant;
    c. Information as to whether the applicant would be located within the jurisdiction of England and Wales at all times when attending the proceedings remotely (if a transmission direction were to be made); and, if not, details of the applicant’s location;
    d. Any information the applicant wishes to provide in support of the request, including in particular any reason(s) why it is contended that making such a direction would be in the interests of justice; and
    e. A statement by the applicant in the following terms: “If permitted to attend the hearing remotely, I understand that I must not record or transmit what I see and hear. I understand that it is an offence and may be a contempt of court to do so, and that I may be punished if I were to do so.”
  3. Unless exceptionally the Court otherwise directs, a transmission direction request made otherwise than in accordance with this Order will not be granted.

Reasons
This order is made to ensure that any transmission direction requests are accompanied by the necessary information, and made and determined prior to the hearing.

Dated: 20 May 2025
BY THE COURT