Secrecy order wrongly given to murdered child after no reporters attended court
The absence of journalists at a pre-trial hearing allowed a wrongful identification ban to go unchallenged.
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Courts to notify journalists of reporting restrictions so they can be challenged
The amendment to the Criminal Procedure Rules is expected to improve transparency within the media industry.
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Middlesbrough’s last freelance court reporter retires after 69 years in journalism
Court reporting was once a good living for Peter Holbert but demand from publishers has now gone.
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Sara Sharif murder case judges to be named after ‘unfair’ treatment of journalists
Court of Appeal says previous judge "got carried away" with "inappropriate and unfair" remarks about the media.
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Media say ban on naming Sara Sharif care judges ‘cannot be allowed to stand’
Journalists Louise Tickle and Hannah Summers, and PA Media and BBC, appealing anonymity decision.
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Update: Journalists to be able to report from any family court in England and Wales
Journalists have wider discretion to report what they witness at family courts.
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Secrecy around UK gun police threatens open justice say editors and reporters
The Society of Editors and Crime Reporters Association sought assurances the plan will not set a new precedent.
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Tristan Kirk’s fight for open justice: ‘I was only reporter covering these cases’
The latest Paul Foot Award winner warns more secret justice could be on the cards.
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