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R (MNL) v Westminster Magistrates’ Court

Reporting restrictions – Article 8 – open justice – Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

[2023] EWHC 587 (Admin) - King’s Bench Division, Administrative Court

Judge Lord Justice Warby; Mr Justice Mostyn

Re Al M (Reporting Restrictions Order)

Reporting Restrictions - Witness Anonymity - Right to Life (Art 2) - Prohibition against torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (Art 3) - Freedom of Expression (Article 10) - Blackmail

[2020] EWHC 702 (Fam) - High Court, Family Division

Judge President of the Family Division , Sir Andrew McFarlane

R (BBC) v Newcastle Crown Court

Judicial Review of a Production Order under PACE

[2019] EWHC 2756; [2020] 1 Cr App R 16; [2020] EMLR 8; [2020] Crim LR 247 - Divisional Court (QBD)

Judge Leggatt LJ & Picken J

RJ v Tigipko 2

Reporting Restrictions – Contempt of Court Act 1981 – Anonymity

[2019] EWHC 448 (Fam) - High Court, Family Division

Judge Mostyn J

RJ v Tigipko

Family proceedings – Reporting Restrictions – Administration of Justice Act 1960 - Children Act 1989 - Anonymity

[2019] EWHC 105 (Fam) - High Court, Family Division

Judge Mostyn J

R v R & Anor

Reporting Restrictions – Court of Appeal – Anonymity Orders – Section 97 Children Act 1989 – Open Justice

[2017] EWCA Civ 1588 - Court of Appeal, Civil Division

Judge McFarlane, Sharp and Hickinbottom LJJ

R v Jemma Beale

Sexual Offences Amendment Act 1992 - anonymity - Contempt of Court Act 1981 - postponement of reporting

[2017] EWCA 1012 (Crim) - Court of Appeal Criminal Division

Judge Sharp LJ, Popplewell J, Warby J

Rhodes (previously “MLA”) v OPO

Elements of the tort of Wilkinson v Downton - interim injunction - article 10 - freedom of expression - whether Wilkinson v Downton should operate to prohibit a writer from telling a true autobiographical account of his upbringing which risks causing psychological harm to his son

[2015] UKSC 32 - Supreme Court

Judge Lord Neuberger PSC, Lady Hale DPSC, Lord Clarke, Lord Wilson, Lord Toulson

R v William Cornick

Identification - s. 39 Children and Young Persons Act 1933 - Article 2 - Article 8 - Article 10

[2014] EWHC 3623 (QB) - High Court (QBD) sitting at Leeds Crown Court

Judge Coulson J

R v NCJ Media Ltd; R v Aitken

Reporting restrictions - s.39 Children & Young Persons Act 1933 - breach of court order - contempt

- Newcastle Magistrates' Court

Judge DJ Earl

Rapisarda v Colladon

Reporting restrictions- financial remedy proceedings- Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act 1926- judicial discretion

[2014] EWFC 1406 - Family Court (In Open Court)

Judge Sir James Munby P

Re Baby RB (Press Injunction)

Family proceedings - Reporting restrictions - Article 8 - Article 10

[2011] EWHC 221 (Fam) - High Court (Family Division)

Judge Macfarlane J

Re MGN Ltd

Reporting restrictions - Criminal proceedings - Blanket ban on reporting trial - Contempt of Court Act 1981, s.4(2) - Effect of contemporaneous reporting on witnesses at trial

[2011] EWCA Crim 100 - Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Judge Lord Chief Justice, Eady , Simon JJ

Re Ward; sub nom Dr A & Others v Ward & Ward

Care Proceedings - Anonymity - Expert witnesses - Contra mundum injunctions - Publication of information relating to the proceedings - s.12 Administration of Justice Act 1960 - Article 8 - Privacy

[2010] EWHC 16 (Fam) - Family Division

Judge Munby J (now Munby LJ)

Re Stedman & Patten (& Others)

Reporting restrictions - Family - Children - Injunctions - Article 10 - Freedom of expression - Article 8 - Respect for privacy and family life - Public domain - 'Canute' principle - s.12 Human Rights Act 1998

[2009] EWHC 935 (Fam) - Family Division

Judge Mrs Justice Eleanor King

R v Croydon Crown Court & A & B ex parte Trinity Mirror plc & Ors

Reporting restrictions - Criminal conviction - Order to protect defendant's children - Open justice - s.11, Contempt of Court Act 1981 - s.45(4), Supreme Court Act 1981 - s.159, Criminal Justice Act 1988

[2008] EWCA Crim 50; [2009] EMLR 3 - Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Judge Sir Igor Judge P (of QBD), Sir Mark Potter P (of Fam), Wilson LJ, Hallett LJ, David Clarke J

R v Swansea Crown Court, ex parte BBC

Reporting restrictions - s.39, Children and Young Persons Act 1933 - Criminal offence - Order to prohibit publication of particulars identifying child as defendant - Application to lift restrictions - Whether any good reason for restrictions

T20077088 - Swansea Crown Court

Judge HHJ Diehl QC

Re LM (Reporting Restrictions: Coroner’s Inquest)

Family law - Reporting restrictions - Inquest - Injunctions - Human rights - Privacy - Article 8 ECHR - Freedom of expression - Article 10 ECHR

[2007] EWHC 1902 (Fam); (2008) 99 BMLR 11; The Times, 20 November 2007 - Family Division

Judge Sir Mark Potter

Re Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Community Football Club Ltd (CA)

Contempt - Reporting restrictions - Private hearing - Party disclosing information to journalist - s.12 Administration of Justice Act 1960 - CPR Part 39.2(3)

[2007] EWCA Civ 848; [2007] 1 WLR 2614 - Court of Appeal

Judge Sir Anthony Clarke MR, Sir Igor Judge (President QB) & Buxton LJ

Re Ward; BBC v CAFCASS Legal & Ors

Reporting restrictions - Care proceedings - s. 12 Adminstration of Justice Act 1960 - Disclosure - Anonymised judgments - Contra mundum order to protect medical expert witnesses, treating doctors, social workers and other witnesses in care proceedings - Interim orders - Practice and procedure - s. 12 Human Rights Act 1998 -Duration of order - Requirement of notice

[2007] EWHC 616 (Fam); [2007] 2 FLR 765; [2007] Fam Law 704 - Family Division

Judge Munby J

R v B

Reporting restrictions - Postponement of reporting - s.4(2), Contempt of Court Act 1981 - Risk of substantial prejudice - Right to fair trial - Art 6, ECHR - Right to freedom of expression - Art 10, ECHR

[2006] EWCA Crim 2692; [2007] EMLR 145; [2007] HRLR 1; [2007] UKHRR 577; The Times, 6 November 2006 - Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Judge Judge LJ, Penry Davey J, Mackay J

Re Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Community Football Club Ltd

Civil procedure - Contempt of court - Reporting restrictions - Private hearing - Private judgment - Party disclosing information to journalist - CPR Part 39.2(3) - s.12, Administration of Justice Act 1960

[2006] EWHC 2113 (Ch) - Chancery Division

Judge David Richards J

R v Central Criminal Crown Court, ex parte Times Newspapers & Ors

Reporting the courts - Proceedings in camera - Open justice - ECHR, Articles 6 and 10

[2006] EWCA Crim 4; [2006] 1 WLR 1361; [2006] 2 All ER 1; [2006] 2 Cr App R 2; [2006] HRLR 10; [2006] Crim LR 757; Times, January 19, 2006 - Court of Appeal (Criminal Divison)

Judge Sir Igor Judge (President), Openshaw J, and Sir Paul Kennedy

R (Gazette Media) v Teeside Crown Court

Reporting Restrictions - Children - s.39 Children and Young Persons Act 1933 - Proper scope of order - Appeals - s.159 Criminal Justice Act 1988 - Sexual offences - Automatic restrictions - s.1(2) Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992

[2005] EWCA Crim 1983; [2005] EMLR 832; The Times, 8 August 2005 - Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Judge Maurice Kay LJ, Field J and Sir John Alliott

Re W

Criminal trial - Injunction to restrain identification of defendant and victim - Children - Non-parties - Privacy - Article 8 - Freedom of expression - Article 10

[2005] EWHC 1564 (Fam); [2006] 1 FLR 1; The Times, 21 July 2005 - Family Division

Judge Sir Mark Potter P

R v Burrell

Rape trial – reporting restriction under s.4(2) Contempt of Court Act 1981 – complainant threatening not to give evidence unless restriction imposed - Articles 8, 10 European Convention on Human Rights

20/12/2004 - Central Criminal Court

Judge Aikens J

Re X & Y

Privacy - Injunctions - Reporting restrictions - Children

[2004] EWHC 762 (Fam); [2004] EMLR 607 - Family Division

Judge Munby J

Re B (A Child) (Disclosure)

Family Proceedings - Publicity - s.12 Administration of Justice Act 1960 - s.97 Children Act 1989 - Rule 4.23 Family Proceedings Rules 1991

[2004] EWHC 411 (Fam); [2004] 2 FLR 142; [2004] Lloyds Rep Med 303 - Family Division

Judge Munby J

Re Roddy (A Minor); Torbay Borough Council v Associated Newspapers Ltd

Family law- Human Rights - Children - local authorities - care proceedings- privacy - rights of mature teenager - Article 8 - Article 10- freedom of expression - proper approach to varying injunction

[2003] EWHC 2927 (Fam); [2004] EMLR 127; [2004] 1 FCR 481 - Family Division

Judge Munby J

R v L

Reporting Restrictions - s.4 Contempt of Court 1981 - Appeal of refusal to make an order to the Court of Appeal - s.159 Criminal Justice Act 1988 - Jurisdiction

22/02/2002 - Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Judge Kennedy LJ, Grigson & Cooke JJ

Re Gracie Attard

Family - Children - Reporting Restrictions - Injunction - Privacy - Confidence - Press Complaints Commission Code of Conduct - s.12 Human Rights Act 1998

14 June 2001/23 Oct 2001 - Family Division

Judge Bennett and O'Connell JJ

R v Sherwood ex parte Telegraph Group & Others

Reporting Restrictions - s.4(2) Contempt of Court Act 1981 - Subsequent trials - s.159 Criminal Justice Act 1988 - European Convention on Human Rights - Article 6, Article 10.

[2001] EWCA Crim 1075; [2001] 1 WLR 1983; [2002] EMLR 10 - Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Judge Longmore LJ & Douglas Brown & Eady JJ

Re G (Celebrities: Publicity)

Family proceedings - press restrictions - celebrities - prohibition on taking or publishing photographs of children - prohibition on parents communicating with news media about each other or about children - prohibition on publishing order or summary of order - application by newspaper to discharge or vary court's order to permit publication of summary of court's decision

[1999] 1 FLR 409 - Court of Appeal

Judge Swinton Thomas, Thorpe and Clarke LJJ

Re L (a minor)

Ward of court - Protection of ward - Freedom of publication - Jurisdiction - Contempt - s.12(1) Administration of Justice Act 1960

[1988] 1 All ER 418 - Family Division

Judge Booth J