Pressdram Ltd v Whyte & Anor (Rev 1)
Access to the specified documents is granted because the application is for a proper journalistic purpose, the open justice principle applies, and there are no countervailing reasons advanced or apparent to refuse access.
- Parties
- Applicant: Pressdram Limited; Respondent: Craig Whyte; Respondent: David Anderson
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 30 May 2012
- Procedural Posture
- Application Under Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 / Ruling on Non Party Access to Court Documents
- Outcome
- Application granted
- Legal Topics
- Directors Disqualification, Access to Court Documents, Open Justice, Non Party Rights
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Parties
Pressdram Limited
Applicant
Craig Whyte
Respondent
David Anderson
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Application Under Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 / Ruling on Non Party Access to Court Documents
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a non-party (Pressdram Limited) should be granted access to specified documents from directors disqualification proceedings under CPR 5.4C(2)
- 2 Whether there are countervailing reasons to refuse access in the interests of justice
Ratio Decidendi
Access to the specified documents is granted because the application is for a proper journalistic purpose, the open justice principle applies, and there are no countervailing reasons advanced or apparent to refuse access.
Court Disposition
Application granted
Orders
- Applicant to be provided with copies of the specified documents from the directors disqualification proceedings.
- Applicant to pay the costs of copying the documents.
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