The use of suppression / non-publication orders to:
– protect business secrets;
– preserve transactional security; and
– safeguard “the legitimate expectations of confidentiality as to private and confidential transactions”
is a fact of modern commercial and construction litigation. Such orders represent the sharp intersection between open justice and the need to protect “the orderly conduct of commerce”.
In this new CLE, Julie & Tony will walk you through the uses and attempted abuses of suppression in a commercial / construction context. You’ll learn the advantages, the pitfalls and the implications of seeking such orders … and how to avoid being taken by surprise when you’re faced with one.
They will also tackle the thorniest issue: contempt. You will be hearing a lot about that in the next few months courtesy of Gobbo & Pell: the same contempt principles apply in both the commercial and criminal space.