Where the court is to hand down a reserved judgment, the usual practice is for the parties and their legal representatives to receive the judgment, on confidential terms, a couple of days beforehand - referred to as receiving the judgment under embargo. The consequences of breaching the embargo can be dramatic, not least because it may be treated as a contempt of court, as well as risking judicial ire and public castigation.
Maura McIntosh has published a post on Practical Law’s Dispute Resolution blog which considers how parties, and their lawyers, can make sure they don’t end up in danger of such treatment.
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