Search Results for: Administration of Justice Act 1960 12(1)

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AF Noonan (Architectural Practice Ltd) v Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Football Club Ltd: CA 2 Jul 2007

There had been a hearing in private. The defendant had publicised matters discussed, and the claimant now appealed against refusal of an order for committal for contempt. Held: The effect of section 12 was that publication would not be contempt unless it came within one of the subsections. This case did not, and there had … Continue reading AF Noonan (Architectural Practice Ltd) v Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Football Club Ltd: CA 2 Jul 2007

Child X (Residence and Contact- Rights of Media Attendance) (Rev 2): FD 14 Jul 2009

The father applied to the court to have the media excluded from the hearing into the residence and contact claims relating to his daughter. Held: It was for the party seeking such an order to justify it. In deciding whether or not to exclude the press in the welfare or privacy interests of a party … Continue reading Child X (Residence and Contact- Rights of Media Attendance) (Rev 2): FD 14 Jul 2009

Re M (Disclosure: Children and Family Reporter): CA 31 Jul 2002

The question arose as to whether a Cafcass officer acting as a children and family reporter (CFR) in private law proceedings required the permission of the court before referring to the local authority’s social services department for further investigation allegations by the child’s mother about the child’s father made by her to the CFR in … Continue reading Re M (Disclosure: Children and Family Reporter): CA 31 Jul 2002

In re F (otherwise A ) (A Minor) (Publication of Information): CA 1977

An allegation of contempt was made in proceedings related to the publication by a newspaper of extracts from a report by a social worker and a report by the Official Solicitor, both prepared after the commencement and for the purpose of the wardship proceedings. Held: What was published was ‘information relating to [the] proceedings’ within … Continue reading In re F (otherwise A ) (A Minor) (Publication of Information): CA 1977

In re F (otherwise A) (A Minor) (Publication of Information): FD 1976

Citations: [1976] 3 All ER 274, [1976] 3 WLR 307, [1977] Fam 47 Statutes: Administration of Justice Act 1960 12(1)(a) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Appeal from – In re F (otherwise A ) (A Minor) (Publication of Information) CA 1977 An allegation of contempt was made in proceedings related to the publication by … Continue reading In re F (otherwise A) (A Minor) (Publication of Information): FD 1976

Doctor A and Others v Ward and Another: FD 8 Jan 2010

Parents wished to publicise the way care proceedings had been handled, naming the doctors, social workers and experts some of whom had been criticised. Their names had been shown as initials so far, and interim contra mundum orders had been made restricting further identification. The professionals feared that their readiness to act as experts would … Continue reading Doctor A and Others v Ward and Another: FD 8 Jan 2010

Re Al M (Children): CA 28 Feb 2020

Publication of Children judgment – wide publicity F brought wardship proceedings in respect of M and F’s two children, seeking their return to Dubai. F was the Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai. Media companies now sought publication of earlier judgments, and F appealed from an order for their publication. The President of the Family … Continue reading Re Al M (Children): CA 28 Feb 2020

Doctor A and Others v Ward and Another: FD 9 Feb 2010

Judges: Munby LJ Citations: [2010] EWHC 205 (Fam) Links: Bailii Statutes: Administration of Justice Act 1960 812(1)(a) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Cited – In re S (a Child) (Identification: Restrictions on Publication) HL 28-Oct-2004 Inherent High Court power may restrain PublicityThe claimant child’s mother was to be tried for the murder of his brother … Continue reading Doctor A and Others v Ward and Another: FD 9 Feb 2010

In re S (Minors) (Wardship: Police Investigation); Re S (Minors) (Wardship: Disclosure of Material): FD 1987

Local authority case records and a verbatim extract from the case records which had been exhibited to an affidavit from a social worker had been disclosed. Held: Booth J asked as to the case records: ‘whether the words in the section ‘information relating to proceedings’ should be construed to cover documents which do not themselves … Continue reading In re S (Minors) (Wardship: Police Investigation); Re S (Minors) (Wardship: Disclosure of Material): FD 1987