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Neutral Citation Number: [2001] EWCA Civ 1424
A2/2001/0837

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)

Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London WC2
Thursday 20th September 2001

B e f o r e :

LORD JUSTICE BROOKE
LORD JUSTICE WALLER
LORD JUSTICE LONGMORE
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V
- v -
C

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MR I GEERING QC and MR DAVIES-JONES (Instructed by Messrs Orchard, London EC2M 3YU)
appeared on behalf of the Appellant
MR D RAILTON QC and MR McALPINE (Instructed by Messrs Denton Wilde Sapte, London EC4A 1BU)
appeared on behalf of the Respondent
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  1. LORD JUSTICE BROOKE: In this matter Mr Geering QC applied for an order pursuant to CPR 39.2 that the hearing of this appeal should be in private.

  2. Following discussion between the Bench and counsel, Mr Geering has indicated that he would be content with an order that the hearing is in public, subject to the provision that there should be no reporting of what took place at the hearing and that no transcript of any recording of what is said should be taken or published until after the conclusion of the criminal trial (if any) or without further order of the court.

  3. In our judgment this solution provides an appropriately proportionate resolution of the potential tension between the arguments put before us by Mr Geering that it was necessary in the interests of justice to exclude press and public completely from the hearing and the strong public interest that justice should be conducted in public whenever possible.

  4. Accordingly, we direct that the hearing is in public, subject to the restrictions which I have described. We request that the court authorities take appropriate steps to ensure that those who may come into court for this hearing are aware of those restrictions.

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