The High Court Order – 1 December 2025
1st December 2025
This is a copy of the official court order for the hearing on the 3rd December 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE AC-2025-LON-000811
KING’S BENCH DIVISION
ADMINISTRATIVE COURT
BETWEEN
THE KING
on the application of
WOMEN AGAINST STATE PENSION INEQUALITY LIMITED
Claimant –
and
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
Defendant
-and-
PARLIAMENTARY AND HEALTH SERVICE OMBUDSMAN AND OTHERS Interested Parties
ORDER
UPON the listing of an application in this case, for hearing on 3 December 2025
AND UPON the Claimant’s application made on 27 November 2025 for a direction pursuant
to s.85A Courts Act 2003 and the Remote Observation and Recording (Courts and Tribunals)
Regulations 2022 that the hearing is transmitted electronically for the purpose of enabling
persons not taking part in the proceedings to watch and listen to the proceedings remotely
IT IS ORDERED THAT
- The hearing shall to be transmitted electronically for the purpose of enabling persons
not taking part in the proceedings to watch and listen to the proceedings remotely. - Any request by a person not taking part in the proceedings (“an applicant”) for a
direction under s.85A(3)(b) Courts Act 2003 and the Remote Observation and
Recording (Courts and Tribunals) Regulations 2022 for permission to watch or listen
to the Application Hearing remotely (“a transmission direction request”) must be
made in accordance with Paragraph 3 of this Order by 10am on Tuesday December - Any direction transmission request must be sent by email to
administrativecourtoffice.generaloffice@justice.gov.uk and must:
a) identify the case and hearing in respect of which the application is made (i.e., the case reference number and the date of the hearing);
b) state the name of the applicant, provide the applicant’s home address, email
address and phone number and, if different from the home address, state the
address where the applicant will be if permitted to observe the hearing remotely;
c) a brief statement of the reasons why the application is being made; and
d) include a statement by the applicant in the following terms
“I agree and undertake to the Court that, if permitted to attend the 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 Hearing. I agree and undertake
to the Court that I will not provide the link that I am given to access the Hearing
to any other person.” - A transmission direction request that is not made by the deadline imposed by
Paragraph 2 of this Order and/or does not comply with Paragraph 3 of this Order is
likely to be refused.
Dated 1 December 2025
BY THE COURT