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@Oliver Schick
No idea if it's a publicity stunt or not, but it's a total nonsense. It's a long-standing campaign by minicabs to be allowed in bus lanes, although they haven't gone this far before.
Highway authorities have powers to designate bus lanes. This is done by means of Traffic Regulation Orders. You can have one for each bit of street, or include several streets in one, etc. As you can imagine, there are rather a lot of Traffic Orders around. Unless a mistake has been made in process or wording which renders the Order invalid, you can only change it through due process. It is perfectly lawful to make exemptions in bus lane TROs for black cabs. That pedal cyclists can use (most) bus lanes is likewise a exemption.
Just looked up some of the legal background again; I don't know if Addison Lee are challenging primary legislation (Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, Road Traffic Act 1991 for making TROs, Traffic Management Act 2004 for civil enforcement) or the statutory instruments (TSRGD, TROs), but this is all very well established and I'm at a loss to work out what they expect to gain from it. Could be a publicity stunt or someone spoiling for a knockout in a fight.