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ANOTHER BREACH OF EMBARGO CASE: THE MISTAKE AS TO WHAT WAS MEANT BY "PARTIES" AND HOW PROMPT STEPS MITIGATED THE BREACH

ANOTHER BREACH OF EMBARGO CASE: THE MISTAKE AS TO WHAT WAS MEANT BY “PARTIES” AND HOW PROMPT STEPS MITIGATED THE BREACH

August 8, 2025 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Conduct, Members Content

Cases about breaches of embargos on draft judgments keep appearing with surprising frequency. We have another one here.  The judgment emphasises the nature of the advice the lawyer must give to the client. Not only must be draft judgment not…

THE WRONGFUL SHARING OF EMBARGOED JUDGMENTS: "A WARNING TO ALL SOLICITORS":  ANOTHER LAYER OF RESPONSIBILITY AND ISSUES TO CONSIDER

THE WRONGFUL SHARING OF EMBARGOED JUDGMENTS: “A WARNING TO ALL SOLICITORS”: ANOTHER LAYER OF RESPONSIBILITY AND ISSUES TO CONSIDER

June 23, 2025 · by gexall · in Abuse of Process, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content

Cases relating to the wrongful sharing or disclosure of embargoed judgment have become a surprisingly common feature of litigation in recent times.  Here we look at another High Court decision where this has happened. The judge states that there are…

THE KING'S BENCH DIVISION GUIDE: THE NEW BITS (3): EMBARGOED JUDGMENTS - DON'T DISCLOSE EARLY TO ANYONE (LET ALONE THE LAWYER'S PR TEAM...)

THE KING’S BENCH DIVISION GUIDE: THE NEW BITS (3): EMBARGOED JUDGMENTS – DON’T DISCLOSE EARLY TO ANYONE (LET ALONE THE LAWYER’S PR TEAM…)

May 23, 2023 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content

The new guide has extended the section on embargoed judgments.  This makes it absolutely clear that the disclosure of judgments to third parties (for example the lawyers’ PR teams) for the purpose of preparing a press release to publicise the…

YET ANOTHER CASE ON BREACH OF JUDGMENT EMBARGO: SENDING OUT "EMBARGOED" PRESS RELEASE IS A CONTEMPT OF COURT

YET ANOTHER CASE ON BREACH OF JUDGMENT EMBARGO: SENDING OUT “EMBARGOED” PRESS RELEASE IS A CONTEMPT OF COURT

May 4, 2022 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Members Content

We have another case of a party breaching an embargo on a draft judgment in the decision of Nicholas Caddick Q.C (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) in  Match Group LLC & Anor v Muzmatch Ltd & Ors [2022]…

THE SANCTITY OF THE EMBARGOED JUDGMENT: THE COURT OF APPEAL HAS BEEN HERE BEFORE ...

THE SANCTITY OF THE EMBARGOED JUDGMENT: THE COURT OF APPEAL HAS BEEN HERE BEFORE …

February 16, 2022 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Members Content

In The Counsel General for Wales, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy [2022] EWCA Civ 181 the Master of the Rolls identified two previous cases where breach of embargoed judgments had…

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EMBARGOED JUDGMENT: COURT OF APPEAL LAYS DOWN THE LAW: PROCEEDINGS FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT WILL FOLLOW BREACHES

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EMBARGOED JUDGMENT: COURT OF APPEAL LAYS DOWN THE LAW: PROCEEDINGS FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT WILL FOLLOW BREACHES

February 16, 2022 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Members Content

In The Counsel General for Wales, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy [2022] EWCA Civ 181 the Master of the Rolls set out a clear and unambiguous warning in relation…

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