Interim privacy applications require a structured balance between a claimant's reasonable expectation of privacy and the countervailing weight of open justice and freedom of expression. Neither right takes automatic precedence.
For anyone considering such a step, the practical difficulty is usually speed. Material spreads faster than any application can be issued, and the strength of a position depends heavily on what was done in the first day or two.
We advise on the merits and the realistic options at that early stage, including whether an application is likely to achieve anything that correspondence would not.