HM Attorney General v Edwards

HM Attorney General v Edwards

Adjournment granted to allow the defendant to obtain the transcript of the 22 January 2010 hearing before Mr Justice Eady, as its relationship to earlier orders is unclear and may be relevant to the Attorney General's application under Section 42. Other transcript requests and exclusion of Mr Paradise-Hirst were rejected.

Parties
Claimant: HM Attorney General; Defendant: Edwards
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
30 April 2010
Procedural Posture
Application / Interlocutory Adjournment Ruling
Outcome
application for adjournment granted
Legal Topics
Civil Restraint Orders, Adjournment, Costs
Civil Procedure Civil Restraint Orders Adjournment Costs

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Parties

HM Attorney General

Claimant

Edwards

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Application / Interlocutory Adjournment Ruling

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether an adjournment should be granted to allow the defendant to obtain a transcript and legal representation
  2. 2 Whether the defendant should be supplied with transcripts of prior hearings
  3. 3 Whether exclusion of a third party from court is warranted

Ratio Decidendi

Adjournment granted to allow the defendant to obtain the transcript of the 22 January 2010 hearing before Mr Justice Eady, as its relationship to earlier orders is unclear and may be relevant to the Attorney General's application under Section 42. Other transcript requests and exclusion of Mr Paradise-Hirst were rejected.

Court Disposition

application for adjournment granted

Orders

  • Transcript of the 22 January 2010 hearing before Mr Justice Eady to be obtained
  • Case not to be listed before 23 May