Court’s power to deal with scandalous matter in documents

Current

(cf SCR Part 38, rule 8, Part 65, rule 5; DCR Part 30, rule 8, Part 47, rule 7; LCR Part 25, rule 8, Part 36, rule 8)

(1)

If any matter contained in a document on the court file is scandalous, frivolous, vexatious, irrelevant or oppressive, the court may order—

(a)

that the matter to be struck out of the document, or

(b)

that the document be placed in a sealed envelope on the court file, or

(c)

that the document be taken off the court file.

(2)

A sealed envelope referred to in subrule (1)(b) may not be opened except by order of the court.

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