ANOTHER BREACH OF JUDGMENT EMBARGO CASE: WHY SOLICITORS MUST BADGER THEIR CLIENTS ABOUT COMPLIANCE: “THE COURT EMBARGO IS FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT FROM JOURNALIST EMBARGO”
Here we have yet another breach of the embargo on the handing down of a court judgment. The breach appears to have occurred because of a misunderstanding as to the important distinction between a court embargo and a journalism embargo. …
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 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…
LEADING COUNSEL MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTEMPT OF COURT: “LAWYERS INVOLVED IN CASES OF THIS KIND HAVE A PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM THEMSELVES ABOUT THE RULES AND ABIDE BY THEM”
There has been a number of judgments recently concerning the disclosure of embargoed judgments. The Court of Appeal decision in Griffiths v Tickle & Ors (Re Disclosure by Counsel for Appellant and Application by First Respondent) [2022] EWCA Civ 465…
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