HM Solicitor General -v- Angela Power Disney

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionMedia and Communications ListTransmission Direction Order

Claim No. KB-2023-003145

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Media & Communications List

15 April 2025

Before:

The Honourable Mr Justice Nicklin

Between:

HM Solicitor General

-v-

Angela Power Disney

Order

FURTHER to the Order of today’s date whereby the Court granted to the Claimant permission to bring a contempt application against the Defendant and directed a hearing of the contempt application on 23-24 July 2025 (“the Contempt Hearing”)

AND UPON the Court considering that it is likely that persons not taking part in the proceedings may seek to attend the Contempt Hearing remotely and to make a transmission direction request to enable them to do so

WITHOUT A HEARING IT IS ORDERED that:

  1. Any request by a person not taking part in the proceedings (“an applicant”) for a direction under s.85A(3)(b) Courts Act 2003 for permission to watch or listen to the Contempt Hearing remotely (“a transmission direction request”) must be made (in accordance with Paragraph 2) by 10am on Wednesday 16 July 2025.
  2. Transmission direction requests must be sent to kbjudgeslistingoffice@justice.gov.uk (including the case number) 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 Hearing 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:

“I agree and undertake to the Court that, if permitted to attend the Contempt Hearing remotely, I will not make a recording, capture images, and/or broadcast any part of the proceedings. I understand that to do so may be an offence and/or contempt of court, punishable by imprisonment and/or a fine. I will abide by any directions given to me by the Court during the Contempt Hearing.

I agree and undertake to the Court that I will not provide the link that I am given to access the Contempt Hearing to any other person.”

3. A transmission direction request that is not made by the deadline imposed by Paragraph 1 of this Order and/or does not comply with Paragraph 2 of this Order may be refused. Any transmission direction request made otherwise than in accordance with the directions in Paragraphs 1 and 2 must be made by way of Application Notice.

REASONS

A. The Court has fixed the hearing for the Contempt Application against the Defendant for 2 days on 22-24 July 2025.

B. The Court anticipates that there may be interest members of the public and/or media in attending remotely the Contempt Application. To manage the process, I have set out a straightforward procedure whereby anyone who wishes to attend the hearing remotely can make a transmission direction request.

C. The Court will not normally grant a transmission direction request in respect of an applicant who will not be in England & Wales during the Hearing. Anyone making a transmission direction request who will not be in England & Wales should provide information (pursuant to paragraph 2(d) above) as to why it would nevertheless be in the interests of justice to make a transmission direction order in his/her case.

D. Late requests, because they cause disruption to the Court’s work are likely to be refused, unless there are compelling reasons why the applicant was unable to comply with the Court’s directions.