Why corporate Australia keeps asking for court secrecy

Federal Court judges say corporate litigants are seeking restrictive non-publication orders, but the court is giving them help.

Michael PellyLegal editor

Dec 28, 2023 – 5.00am

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Federal Court judge Michael Lee reckons corporate Australia has a problem with the notion of open justice – the legal principle that says justice must not only be done but be seen to be done.

As he rejected Network Ten’s bid to block a live stream of the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case on the court’s YouTube channel, Justice Lee called out the enthusiasm for suppression orders.

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Michael PellyLegal editorMichael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson.