OpenJustice

Monitoring whether the courts are as open to press & public as they should be. Focus on UK but aso cover int'l open justice stories. Contact us with tips/qs.

[OpenJustice @UKOpenJustice]

Important #OpenJustice points continue to be raised by the team @OpenJusticeCoP. They’re doing excellent work holding the Court of Protection to account. Do give them a follow, if you’re not already doing so.

[Open Justice Court of Protection Project @OpenJusticeCoP]

Dear @HMCTSgovuk - Lovely to see these two hearings clearly marked as "open to the public", but they're unlikely to attract observers unless there's some indication of what they are about. Can you help?

[#FreeJimmyLai @SupportJimmyLai]

Matthew Caruana Galizia, @mcaruanagalizia, @daphnefdtn on why we must #FreeJimmyLai.

#JournalismIsNotACrime

[OpenJustice @UKOpenJustice]

Oh dear. Ushers at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court tell @sheffjournalism students they can’t make notes as defendants will be giving personal details. One quick #OpenJustice lesson later and the position changed. Well done to the students for standing their ground. Via @PollyRippon.

[#FreeJimmyLai @SupportJimmyLai]

At the @UNHumanRights Council in Geneva this week, members of Jimmy Lai’s international legal team are raising awareness of his case. They are calling on Member States to @SupportJimmyLai & take steps to #FreeJimmyLai.

#HongKong #JimmyLai

[OpenJustice @UKOpenJustice]

Oh dear. Ushers at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court tell @sheffjournalism students they can’t make notes as defendants will be giving personal details. One quick #OpenJustice lesson later and the position changed. Well done to the students for standing their ground. Via @PollyRippon.

[Polly Rippon @PollyRippon]

Not a good start to the day when ushers at #Sheffield Magistrates' Court tell journalism students they can't make notes because defendants will be giving personal details in court! #openjustice

[OpenJustice @UKOpenJustice]

@SuzukiVitaraGib @AdamWagner1 “Confidential matters”? This was in open court. The submissions are published on the inquiry website. The media is entitled to report on this and it’s important that they do. #OpenJustice #Gibraltar

[OpenJustice @UKOpenJustice]

#Australia: concerns about #OpenJustice impact of new Federal Court rules.

Details from @FinancialReview:

[Financial Review @FinancialReview]

The Federal Court’s revision of the revised rules that create a different kind of legal hurdle to open justice do not go far enough. https://t.co/diih0XLZCj

[UK Human Rights Blog @ukhumanrightsb]

Open justice, Northern Ireland Protocol, protest rights and calls for an investigation into crimes against humanity vis a vis Uyghurs in China: The Weekly Round Up  https://t.co/ID99i65V9Z

[OpenJustice @UKOpenJustice]

@CharlieMoloney Thanks for letting us know, Charlie. Much appreciated.

[Press Gazette @pressgazette]

Liverpool Echo political editor @LiamThorpECHO has written in The Sunday Times about his year-long battle using FoI to reveal how Liverpool councillors were getting their parking fines cancelled by officials https://t.co/S3ceemO9sB

[OpenJustice @UKOpenJustice]

Important points by @KitzingerCelia on continued listing problems. #OpenJustice? @HMCTSgovuk

[Celia Kitzinger @KitzingerCelia]

Hurrah!

Today Hayden J was sitting incognito in Lancaster.

Tomorrow's listings name him as judge for 10.30am hearing.

What's it about? It doesn't say.
Is it in person or remote? It doesn't say.
Is it open to the public or not? It doesn't say.

Please @HMCTSgovuk do better!

[OpenJustice @UKOpenJustice]

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#OpenJustice

[Charlie Moloney @CharlieMoloney]

One seat in every room at Reading Magistrates Court now has a label reading “This seat is reserved for use by journalists”. A welcome development @UKOpenJustice

[OpenJustice @UKOpenJustice]

@geeharland @rdgchronicle @bucksfreepress Good luck! #openjustice #courtreporting

[Adam Wagner KC @AdamWagner1]

Excellent report by @JoshuaRozenberg of the concerning developments in Mr Justice Openshaw’s Gibraltar anti-corruption inquiry - last week @caoilfhionnanna and I were threatened with defamation proceedings by the Chief Minister
https://t.co/E7ol8TNdXf

[Open Justice Court of Protection Project @OpenJusticeCoP]

This is a first - the person at the centre of the case (P) speaks out about his experience of a hearing before Hayden J in the Court of Protection. A family member provides some background. https://t.co/l9HrsOoR9u

[OpenJustice @UKOpenJustice]

Joshua Rozenberg (@JoshuaRozenberg) on #OpenJustice in the Court of Protection:

[Joshua Rozenberg @JoshuaRozenberg]

Open justice in the Court of Protection

New guidance says closed hearings must be a last resort

Latest post, free to read:

https://t.co/AubUqFVB8i

[Open Justice Court of Protection Project @OpenJusticeCoP]

Hidden hearing in Barrow Law Courts on Monday 6th February 2023.

This should have been in the COP list but it isn't (it's in the Daily Cause list for Barrow under "DJ Chambers"

@HMCTSgovuk please can you sort this out with Barrow for the future.

[Open Justice Court of Protection Project @OpenJusticeCoP]

Seven Court of Protection hearings hidden in the Daily Cause list for Swindon - when they should be in the Court of Protection list. Please @HMCTSgovuk can you fix this. This is not compatible with the judicial commitment to open justice.

[Daniel the MouseInTheCourt @MouseInTheCourt]

A 140-day fight for a judgment
"We shouldn’t have secret courts handing down secret decisions"

Part of the #secretcourt series
#openjustice
https://t.co/i2z4yEKWHR

[Tristan Kirk @kirkkorner]

The Ministry of Justice has announced a wide-ranging 'call for evidence' on Open Justice, transparency in the courts and tribunals, and access to information and data.

An important chance to make #openjustice a top priority

https://t.co/RTmUftWlgQ