HRH Duchess of Sussex v Associated Newspapers Ltd

Subject Matter

PRACTICE — Documents — Supply from court records — Claimant bringing claim for misuse of private information against defendant newspaper group — Defendant requesting claimant to provide further information about statement of case — Claimant’s response including confidential schedule — Defendant wishing to publish information from confidential schedule — Claimant applying for order that information in schedule to be used only for purpose of proceedings — Whether non-party able to obtain copy of schedule from court records as “statement of case” — Whether order restricting use of information in schedule contrary to open justice principle — CPR rr 2.3(1), 5.4C(1)(a), 18.2

[2020] EWHC 2160 (Ch); [2020] 1 WLR 4762; [2021] 3 All ER 73; [2020] WLR(D) 456, Ch D

Commentary

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