Mystery text message to counsel raises questions for apex court
The suggestion of “judicial capture” is not warranted on the facts that are currently known
01 May 2022 - 00:00
It is a fundamental principle of litigation that a court judgment is confidential until the moment it is publicly delivered. One of the main reasons for this is that secret knowledge of the outcome by one side could give an unfair advantage to the litigant in the know...
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