The company appealed against a decision to hold disciplinary proceedings against it in private.
Sir James Munby P said: ‘The legal historian may quibble with the assertion that English procedural law in this respect reflects Article 6 – more correctly, it might be thought, Article 6 in this respect reflects the English common law enshrined in Scott v Scott – but the key point remains. In this respect, English procedural law and the Convention march hand-in-hand.’
Judges:
Sir James Munby P FD, Lewison, Lindblom LJJ
Citations:
[2017] EWCA Civ 1294
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Gallagher v Gallagher (No 1) (Reporting Restrictions) FC 13-Jun-2022
Private Hearings are Not in Secret
H sought an order restricting reporting of the divorce financial remedy proceedings, or an anonymity order.
Held: The application was refused save as to identification of the children, and certain tax matters. The a hearing was listed as in . .
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Financial Services, Human Rights
Updated: 18 June 2022; Ref: scu.593145