PART 4HEARINGS
Private hearings
Court's general power to authorise publication of information about proceedings4
1
For the purposes of the law relating to contempt of court, information relating to proceedings held in private (whether or not contained in a document filed with the court) may be communicated in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3).
2
The court may make an order authorising—
a
the publication or communication of such information or material relating to the proceedings as it may specify; or
b
the publication of the text or a summary of the whole or part of a judgment or order made by the court.
3
Subject to any direction of the court, information referred to in paragraph (1) may be communicated in accordance with Practice Direction 4A.
4
Where the court makes an order under paragraph (2) it may do so on such terms as it thinks fit, and in particular may—
a
impose restrictions on the publication of the identity of—
i
any party;
ii
P (whether or not a party);
iii
any witness; or
iv
any other person;
b
prohibit the publication of any information that may lead to any such person being identified;
c
prohibit the further publication of any information relating to the proceedings from such date as the court may specify; or
d
impose such other restrictions on the publication of information relating to the proceedings as the court may specify.
5
The court may on its own initiative or upon request authorise communication—
a
for the purposes set out in Practice Direction 4A; or
b
for such other purposes as it considers appropriate,
of information held by it.