Reference: [2005] 2 FLR 111
Court: Family Division
Judge: Butler-Sloss P
Date of judgment: 18 Mar 2005
Summary: Family Division - Reporting Restriction Orders - Applications in High Court - Notifying Respondents - Without Notice Orders - s.12 Human Rights Act 1998
Facts
Practice Note issued by the President of the Family Division with the concurrence and approval of the Lord Chancellor.
Issue
Practice on applications for injunctions to restrain publication.
Held
The Note sets out requirements in relation to (1) the Application Notice and evidence in support; (2) service of the Application Notice via the Press Association CopyDirect Service; (3) the hearing; (4) scope of any order; (5) service of orders. It also sets out a model order and an example of an explanatory note.
Comment
This – together with the Practice Direction issued on the same day – now forms the basis of the procedure to be adopted in seeking reporting restriction orders in the Family Division. The Practice Note contains the contact details of the PA CopyDirect service.