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Attorney General v Leveller Magazine Ltd

[1979] AC 440
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year1979
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Anonymity or reporting restrictions require a necessity-based justification consistent with open justice.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — open-justice

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