very interesting. Pleased to see journalistic use recognised in there as well.
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You'd better understand the significance of what that will unlock than I, Alison. What should we look out for, would you say?
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well, my initial thoughts were what about any settlement which has to be lodged with the court and could be matter of legit public interest (but arguments not made in open court)
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Interesting. Have there been any recent examples where this change would've made a difference?
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hard to say. Many NHS/private company settlements are "confidential" which leaves journos unable to scrutinise them. Would a judge accept they ought to be open to scrutiny?
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That's a very good question. I look forward to somebody testing it out. So this isn't a case of journos observing court cases but being prohibited from reporting them? They're closed sessions?
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it's more cases which are started in the courts but a settlement is then reached out of court so there is no court proceedings or judgement to report eg Virgin/Surrey CCGs.
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Aah, ok. I understand. Thank you. Had a discussion on a similar theme recently.https://twitter.com/c7rky/status/936938706757390336 …
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