The presumption that Court files will be open to the public is fraught with exceptions, each of which allow for the presumption to be rebutted and secrecy to govern. These principles have been explored more or less as they exist in the abstract, in the lawyer's mind.
How these principles are applied and work out in decided cases is sometimes another matter entirely. This subject has recently been explored on Legal Solutions Blog and links are provided here for your ease of reference to those articles:
The presumption of openness as practiced by judges and parties February 12, 2015; and
The presumption of openness as practiced by judges and parties (Part 2 of 2) February 19, 2015.
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