AC-2025-MAN-000273 - [2025] EWHC 2644 (Admin)

Fecha: 15-Oct-2025

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Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWHC 2644 (Admin)

Case No: AC-2025-MAN-000273

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

KING’S BENCH DIVISION

PLANNING COURT

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

Date: 15/10/2025

Before :

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE SAINI

Between :

THE KING

on the application of

HYNOT LIMITED

Claimant

- and -

(1) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND NET ZERO

(2) OIL AND GAS AUTHORITY/NORTH SEA TRANSITION AUTHORITY

- and -

LIVERPOOL BAY CCS LIMITED

Defendants

Interested Party

Merrow Golden (instructed by Leigh Day) for the Claimant

Charles Streeten and Naomi Hart (instructed by Government Legal Department) for the First Defendant

The Second Defendant did not appear and was not represented

Marie Demetriou KC and Yaaser Vanderman (instructed by Linklaters LLP) for the Interested Party

Hearing dates: 8 October 2025

JUDGMENT

This judgment was handed down remotely at 2pm on Wednesday 15 October 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.

Mr Justice Saini :

This judgment is in 10 main parts as follows:

Overview paras.[1]-[10].

II.

Statutory Framework paras.[11]-[21].

III.

Principal Events paras.[22]-[24].

IV.

The HyNet Cluster paras.[25]-[36].

Ground 1(a): major accidents and disasters paras.[37]-[43].

VI.

Ground 1(b): consultation paras.[44]-[49].

VII.

Ground 2: cumulative effects paras.[50]-[55].

VIII.

Ground 3: Habitats Regulations paras.[56]-[62].

IX.

Promptness and CPR 54.5(1)(a) paras.[63]-[69].