WARNING
This service can only be used to notify the subscribing media organisations of your intention to apply to the Family Division for an injunction which will affect their rights under Article 10 by prohibiting or restricting reporting.
It cannot be used as a way of serving injunctions or orders you have already obtained.
Attempts to serve orders via this service will not be accepted as service, and will not be valid. All orders must be served directly on the organisations you wish to be bound by them. Please refer to the Practice Direction and the accompanying Practice Note, which can be found on this website.
Judges will expect applicants to have filled out the checklist for those applying for injunctions before they entertain an application. The Checklist PDF can be downloaded here
NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
The purpose of the notification system is to provide applicants for reporting restriction orders in the Family Division (and their solicitors) with a simple secure and verifiable method of sending national media organisations notice of proposed applications for injunctions, together with supporting documentation.
Telephone
An applicant (or his solicitor) should telephone the Press Association's CopyDirect service on a dedicated number - 0870 837 6429 - confirming that he wishes to apply for a reporting restriction order in the Family Division. The documentation identified in paragraph 3 of the Practice Note should then be faxed to 0870 830 6949 or emailed to the email address provided by CopyDirect when the applicant calls the service. Attachments to emails must be in Word format.
CopyDirect will, on receipt of the documentation send via either email or fax the documentation to the subscribing media organisations. CopyDirect will call the media organisations to ensure the material has been received.
CopyDirect will also confirm receipt to the applicant. CopyDirect will maintain records of notifications received and sent, including timings, for a period of three months. Copies can be made available to applicants, if required, for verification.
Operational Hours
The system will operate between 7am and 2am, Monday to Saturday and between 9am and 1am on Sunday.
On Christmas Eve, it will operate from 8am to 6pm, and on Christmas Day from 9am to 6pm. Boxing Day operating hours will be the same as the day on which it falls.
New Year's Eve operating hours are from 7am till midnight, and New Year's Day are the normal hours for the day on which it falls.
Cost
There are no costs to applicants for this service.