Ashton v Pratt (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 448

The children's names are already in the public domain and potential embarrassment does not outweigh the principle of open justice; thus, the application for non-publication order is refused.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 12 December 2013
Procedural Posture: Interlocutory Application / Application for Non Publication Order
Outcome: Application refused
Legal Topics: ['practice' 'non Publication Order']

['courts'] ['practice' 'non Publication Order']

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Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Application / Application for Non Publication Order

Legal Issues

1 ['Whether a non-publication order should be made in relation to the names of the second and third respondents.']

Ratio Decidendi

The children's names are already in the public domain and potential embarrassment does not outweigh the principle of open justice; thus, the application for non-publication order is refused.

Court Disposition

Application refused

Orders

['The application for a non-publication order in relation to the names of the second and third respondents is refused.']