Sentences with phrase «general publication ban»
Publication Ban For all offences there is a discretionary general publication ban available on application of the Crown, victim or witness to prohibit the publishing of «any information that could identify the victim or witness» under s. 486.5 (1) where it is «necessary» for the «proper administration of justice».
http://criminalnotebook.ca/ Not exact matches
For the time being only, the general ban on recoverability of costs insurance premiums is not being applied to personal injury proceedings for diffuse mesothelioma and proceedings in respect of publication, privacy and insolvency.
At this point, I'm starting to wonder why we even bother with privacy restrictions, publication bans, and media restrictions on court proceedings in general.
The website of the Ministry of the Attorney General for Ontario includes an interesting discussion of publication bans in Ontario, but really misses the point when it comes to the distribution of court judgments and publication bans in the era of online distribution and access to legal information.
Missing entirely from the discussion on the website is any indication that anyone in the Ministry really understands publication bans at the «nuts and bolts» level where courts and the Ministry of the Attorney General physically distribute judgments to legal publishers for the purpose of making them available online.
The Attorney General for England and Wales has said that he is considering imposing liability on Internet Service Providers to enforce publication bans and to prevent publication of information that could prejudice a person's right to a fair trial.
According to the Ontario Judicial Council, which probes complaints against judges, there is a «general order,» permitted under Ontario law, banning the publication of any documents and information relating to complaints that don't result in a public hearing.