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Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWHC 2182 (Admin)
Case No: AC-2024-LON-0001595
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
KING'S BENCH DIVISION
ADMINISTRATIVE COURT
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Date: 29 August 2025
Before:
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE CHOUDHURY
Between
The King (on the application of RYDON GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED) | Claimant |
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SECRETARY OF STATE FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES (1) ARTA RESIDENTS’ MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED (2) IKON RESIDENTS’ MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED (3) STYLUS RESIDENTS’ MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED (4) KDG PROPERTY LIMITED | Defendant Interested Parties |
John Litton KC, James Neill & Barney McCay (instructed by Stephenson Harwood LLP) for the Claimant
Sir James Eadie KC, Jack Holborn, Tom Cleaver & Alexander Burrell (instructed by Government Legal Department) for the Defendant
Hearing dates: 24 & 25 June 2025
JUDGMENT
MR JUSTICE CHOUDHURY :
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- Introduction
- Background
- Background to the contract between Rydon and the SoS (“ the Contract ”)
- Building Safety Act 2022 and RAS Regulations
- Relevant contractual provisions
- Rydon enters into Contract and joins RAS
- The process leading to the Decisions
- Since the decisions
- Agreed List of Issues
- Amenability to and Scope of Judicial Review
- Amenability - Discussion
- Ground 1 – Breach of Natural Justice
- Ground 1 – Discussion
- Ground 2 – Breach of Tameside duty
- Ground 2 - Submissions
- Ground 2 - Discussion
- Ground 3 – Failure to take account of Material Considerations
- Ground 3 - Discussion
- Grounds 4 & 5 – Predetermination / Improper Motive
- Ground 6 – Wednesbury irrationality / Failure to provide reasons
- Conclusions