How Quillio handles court-ordered confidentiality
Quillio supports court-ordered confidentiality through matter-level lockdowns. When a court makes a suppression order, non-publication order, or closed court order, you flag the matter as subject to that order — Quillio then blocks export outside the firm, adds the order's terms to every output footer, and includes the order in the audit trail. Lockdown can be removed when the order is revoked.
Types of orders supported
Suppression orders (for example, under the Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) or section 18 of the Open Courts Act 2013 (VIC)), pseudonym orders, closed court orders (Federal Court National Security Information regime, Family Court section 121), and confidentiality undertakings given to another party.
What happens at lockdown
Exports outside the firm are blocked. Internal sharing requires confirmation that the recipient is subject to the same order or undertaking. Every output has a reminder footer quoting the relevant order. The audit trail records the order's existence.
Revocation
When a court revokes or varies an order, an administrator removes or modifies the lockdown and the audit records the change. The lockdown does not lift automatically — it must be explicitly updated, because that is what is right rather than what is convenient.
Common issues
- Orders should be uploaded with the matter so the audit has them — I prompt for this
- Confidentiality undertakings between parties are as binding as court orders for our purposes — lockdown them the same way
- Removing a lockdown is an intentional step — I do not auto-expire them
Try Quillio on a real matter.
The fastest way to know if Quillio fits your practice is to use it on your own work. The free trial requires no credit card and no sales call.
Start your free trial