Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 18 (Apr)
Neutral Citation: [2012] EWCA Civ 420
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Lord Neuberger MR, Hooper and Toulson LJJ
Representation Gavin Millar QC and Adam Wolanski (instructed by Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP) for the claimant.
  The defendant did not appear and was not represented.
  David Perry QC and Melanie Cumberland (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the Government of the United States of America as interested party.
  Heather Rogers QC and Ben Silverstone (instructed by Leigh Day & Co) for Article 19 as intervening party.
Judgment Dates: 3 April 2012

Catchwords

Criminal law - Proceedings - Disclosure or inspection of court documents by public or media - Extradition proceedings - Claimant newspaper seeking access to court documents - Defendant magistrate's court refusing application - Divisional Court upholding refusal - Whether court erring - Criminal Procedure Rules 2010, - Criminal Procedure Rules 2011, - European Convention on Human Rights, art 10.

The Case

Criminal law Proceedings. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, allowed the claimant newspaper's appeal and, applying the common law principle of open justice, directed that it be granted access to court papers to which it had previously been denied.

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