UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2005 - REG 4.15 Court's power to deal with scandalous matter in documents

UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2005 - REG 4.15

4.15 Court's power to deal with scandalous matter in documents

(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.