Kostov v YPOL Pty Ltd (No. 2)

In *Kostov v YPOL Pty Ltd (No. 2)*, the New South Wales Court of Appeal considered an application for a pseudonym order concerning the appellant, Adriana Kostov, and the publication of certain information in earlier judgments. The dispute arose following an earlier judgment where a limited suppression order had been made to protect the identities of certain third parties. The appellant sought a general pseudonym order, but the court found the supporting medical evidence to be inadequate.

The primary legal issue before the Court of Appeal was whether to grant a general pseudonym order for the appellant, Adriana Kostov, and to continue or modify the existing limited suppression orders. This involved assessing the adequacy of the medical evidence provided in support of the pseudonym application and determining whether the interests of justice warranted such an order.

The Court of Appeal reasoned that the medical evidence presented was wholly inadequate to justify a general pseudonym order. Consequently, the court vacated the earlier order made by Payne JA, which had granted a pseudonym to the appellant. Instead, the court made a more limited suppression order, prohibiting the publication of specific sentences from earlier judgments that identified certain third parties. The court also ordered that the pseudonym "ZXC" previously used to identify the appellant be discontinued. No order was made as to the costs of the appellant's notice of motion.