Non-party access to court documents and information in civil proceedings

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Practice notes

Non-party access to court documents and information in civil proceedings

Published by a LexisNexis Dispute Resolution expert

Practice notes
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This Practice Note provides guidance on when non-parties may Access documents on the court file pursuant to the court’s inherent jurisdiction and CPR 5.4C. It explains the type of documents that can be accessed by a non-party or third party, such as statements of case, judgments and orders, other documents on the court file or in the court records and communications between the court and a party or other person. It considers whether the court’s permission is required and any conditions to be satisfied to gain access, including whether it is in the interests of open justice to provide access, and the courts’ inherent jurisdiction to determine how to exercise that principle. It also covers the process and requirements for making an application seeking access to court documents and information, and how parties can restrict access to statements of case and court documents. Guidance is also given on searching court registers.

It is important to advise parties about to embark on civil proceedings of the risk that documents produced for the purposes

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Access definition
What does Access mean?

The making available of facilities and/or services to another undertaking, under defined conditions, on either an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, for the purpose of providing electronic communications services, including when they are used for the delivery of information society services or broadcast content services.

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