What should the publication restriction notice contain?
The restriction on publication notice aims at specifying the scope of the law or the Court order prohibiting the publication of certain pieces of information contained in a judgment. It allows for the media and other judicial information providers to inform the public while complying to the Law. An explicit notice allows publishers of case law to redact judgments in order to suppress some information before publication. The notice should, whenever possible, contain the following information: A mention of the existence of any applicable court order or statutory provision which restricts its lawful publication; A short description of the nature or type of information that should not be published, according to the court order or statute, namely the quality of persons whose identity must remain confidential; The moment the restriction expires, if such determination is possible; The fact that the distributed version complies with the restriction, if that is the case. Here are a few examples
