ANONYMITY AND REPORTING RESTRICTIONS IN CIVIL CASES (2): THE PROCESS THAT JUDGE’S SHOULD FOLLOW WHEN CONSIDERING THESE ISSUES

The previous post looked at the Court of Appeal decision yesterday in relation to applications for anonymity in civil cases.  Here we take a close look at the factors that the courts have to consider when an application for anonymity is made.

(This post looks, essentially, at the thought process th...