Fulham Football Club Ltd v Kline [2020] EWHC 2907 (Comm) (30 October 2020)

Fulham Football Club Ltd v Kline [2020] EWHC 2907 (Comm) (30 October 2020)

It is necessary in the interests of justice for the Conjoined November Hearing to be held in private because publicity would defeat the object of the hearing and the hearing will involve confidential information, thus falling within CPR 39.2(3)(a) and (c).

Citation
[2020] EWHC 2907 (Comm)
Parties
Claimant: Fulham Football Club Limited; Defendant: Craig Kline
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
30 October 2020
Procedural Posture
Application in Committal Proceedings / Interlocutory Application Regarding Hearing in Private
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Committal Proceedings, Open Justice, Private Hearings, Confidential Information, Reporting Restrictions
Civil Procedure Contempt of Court Committal Proceedings Open Justice Private Hearings Confidential Information Reporting Restrictions

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Parties

Fulham Football Club Limited

Claimant

Craig Kline

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Application in Committal Proceedings / Interlocutory Application Regarding Hearing in Private

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Conjoined November Hearing in committal proceedings should be held in private rather than in public

Ratio Decidendi

It is necessary in the interests of justice for the Conjoined November Hearing to be held in private because publicity would defeat the object of the hearing and the hearing will involve confidential information, thus falling within CPR 39.2(3)(a) and (c).

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • The Conjoined November Hearing on 2-3 November 2020 shall be heard in private.