Judith Townend organised a fascinating conference at City University on open justice and modern media (programme pdf) . It was great to see some real heavy hitters like Geoffery Robertson QC and Hugh Tomlinson QC speaking up for open courts and open access to information about what goes on there. I have had an interest [...]
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All equal before the Law in Westminster…except Chris Huhne and celebrity defendents
The excellent @Courtnewsuk has alerted me and the world via twitter to some odd goings-on at Westminster Magistrates Court. It’s @courtnewsuk’s job as court reporters to scour court lists and work out what to cover – they are one of the, possibly THE experts in covering court stories in London as a news agency. They [...]
Opening up court reporting for UK hyperlocal websites
Crime and anti-social behaviour are the most challenging topics local websites have to tackle. But most local sites don’t want to add to local fear of crime by just reporting incidents – we want to publish results and support our local criminal justice professionals in the police, crown prosecution service, courts and prisons. Finding out [...]