Cases

R v Burrell

Facts

X was a rape complainant. After the prosecution opened its case, X informed prosecution counsel that she would be unable to give evidence unless a reporting restriction was imposed in regard to a significant number of the details of the alleged offences (in addition to her statutory right to anonymity). She stated that some work colleagues had discovered that she was the complainant and that if certain evidence were reported she would be too embarrassed to return to her place of work and would therefore have to resign. The Crown consequently applied for an order under s.4(2) Contempt of Court Act 1981 restricting the reporting of the relevant facts concerning the events surrounding the alleged offences for the duration of X’s life.

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