Which trials come within the duty to hear a case ahead of others and swiftly, and what makes a case one of that kind?
General information · Not legal advice
Material to check
In a practice file we read the statement of claim to see whether the harm is pleaded as caused by a media report, the report or broadcast itself, and the court's hearing schedule, which shows the order in which cases were heard.
These are types of material to look for, not evidence already verified by PRO SE.
Where readings differ
One reading takes the trigger as the reason the case is brought: where a party says it was harmed by a media report or by what the provision groups with media reports, the court must hear that trial ahead of other trials and do so quickly, with no separate application mentioned in the provision.
Another reading notes that the provision states a duty on the court but does not define what counts as a media report or the conduct grouped with it, nor what priority or speed means in practice, so how far the duty reaches and how it appears in the hearing order are left open.
Your judgment
If the pleaded claim rests partly on a media report and partly on other conduct, what in the record shows whether the harm is claimed by reason of the report itself?
PRO SE does not make this decision or keep a case record on this public site.When to reconsider
We look at this again if the provision is amended to define the cases it covers or to set a time for hearing them, or if a court decision explains what counts as media reporting under it.