Publication Ban Requests in the Superior Court of Justice

The Superior Court of Justice’s policy regarding requests for publication bans is set out in section (F) of Part V of the Court’s Consolidated Provincial Practice Direction.

Any person seeking a discretionary publication ban must serve and file a formal Notice of Application/Motion, in accordance with the applicable procedural rules.  In addition, unless otherwise directed by a judge, the person seeking the publication ban must provide notice to the media of the motion/application by completing and submitting the Notice of Request for Publication Ban form below.

Members of the media who wish to receive copies of the Notices of Request for Publication Ban should submit a request to be added to the Superior Court of Justice Publication Ban Notification Media Subscriber List by completing and submitting the request form below.

Resources/Documents

Policy

“Publication Bans”, section (F) of Part V of the Superior Court of Justice’s Consolidated Provincial Practice Direction

Forms

Notice of Request for Publication Ban

Request to be added to Superior Court of Justice Publication Ban Notification Media Subscriber List