THE ONES YOU DON'T KNOW

Question 1

POLICING AND CRIME ACT 2017

Answer 1

28 day time limit for police bail
‘under investigation’
Active until investigation discontinued

Question 2

SECTION 93 OF COURTS ACT 2003

Answer 2

Reporting discussions/ruling made in jury’s absence serious misconduct

Question 3

RULE 11 CORONERS INQUEST RULES 2013

Answer 3

Inquests should be held in public unless in interests of justice or national security

Question 4

RULE 23 CORONERS INQUEST RULES 2013

Answer 4

Written evidence stuff

Default position - Guardian and News Media Case

Question 5

OPEN JUSTICE CASE LAW

Answer 5

Attorney General Vs Leveller Magazine

Departure from open justice only justified if ‘administration of justice would other be frustrated or rendered impracticable’

Scott vs Scott, 1913

“It is felt that in a public trial is to be found, on the whole, the best security for the pure, impartial, and efficient administration of justice,
the best means for winning for it public confidence and respect.’

Question 6

SECTION 121 MAGISTRATES COURT ACT

Answer 6

Magistrates must sit in open court

unless other statute law permits them to sit in private

Question 7

SECTION 43 YJCE

Answer 7

Requires application to introduce evidence of questions about complainants sexual history

Question 8

SECTION 25 YJCE

Answer 8

Gives court power to exclude public and some journalists when witness due to give evidence on sexual offences/trafficking/slavery case

Question 9

CRIMINAL PRACTISE DIRECTIONS 5B

Answer 9

Journalists should be provided opening notes, skeleton arguments and written submissions in criminal courts - to report contemporaneously

Question 10

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE RULES 5.8

Answer 10

Journalists should be supplied by court officer with allowed information about any ongoing criminal case

Or on which verdict not more than six months ago

Question 11

CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES

Answer 11

Allow journalist to inspect and obtain copy of statement of case when

• Claim listed for hearing
• defendants have filed defences/acknowledgements of service
• Judgement has been given

Question 12

SCHEDULE 6A ANTI-SOCIAL CRIME AND POLICE ACT

Answer 12

Anonymity applies in respect of alleged or actual attempt to commit forced marriage offence

Question 13

SECTION 8C MAGISTRATES COURT ACT

Answer 13

Restrictions on pre-trial hearings for summary case

Question 14

SECTION 41 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1925

Answer 14

No sketches, photographs, record in court within precincts or of those entering or leaving precincts

Question 15

Section 37 Children and Young Persons Act 1933

Answer 15

Court can ban public but not journalists when witness under 18 giving evidence in cases involving indecency