Rule 80.18 Hearings in privateF1
If the court considers it necessary for any relevant party and any relevant party’s legal representative to be excluded from a hearing or part of a hearing in order to secure that information is not disclosed contrary to the public interest, it must—
direct accordingly; and
conduct the hearing, or that part of it from which the relevant party and the relevant party’s legal representative are excluded, in private.
The court may conduct a hearing or part of a hearing in private for any other good reason.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Pt. 80 inserted (15.12.2011) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2011 (S.I. 2011/2970), rule 1, Sch.
Notes on Part 80
Textual amendments
- F2
Words in Pt. 80 heading inserted (20.12.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/1397), rules 1, 4
- F3
Words in Pt. 80 Table of Contents inserted (20.12.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/1397), rules 1, 5(a)
- F4
Words in Pt. 80 Table of Contents substituted (20.12.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/1397), rules 1, 5(b)