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https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2025/160
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Henke J delivered a discrete procedural judgment following a fact-finding hearing on 2 May
Absence of Authority?
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‘What is the default position in terms of publication in a case where s 12 [of the Administration of Justice Act 1969] does not apply?’
And answered:
‘42. … I would suggest,
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