Guardian News and Media Ltd, Regina (on The Application of) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court: Admn 21 Dec 2010

The claimant appealed against a refusal by the magistrate to allow access to documents filed during proceedings when the court felt that all relevant matters had been discussed openly and in detail in court.
Held: The appeal failed, and the court refused leave to appeal.

Judges:

Sullivan LJ and Silber J

Citations:

[2010] EWHC 3376 (Admin), [2011] EMLR 12, [2011] 1 Cr App R 36, [2011] ACD 27, [2011] 1 WLR 1173

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Supreme Court Act 1981 18(1)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Appeal fromGuardian News and Media Ltd, Regina (on The Application of) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court and Another CA 25-Oct-2011
The claimant newspaper sought to appeal against a refusal by the respondent to disclose papers filed in a case before it. The court considered whether it had jurisdiction to hear an appeal.
Held: Under the 1981 Act no appeal would lie if the . .
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Magistrates, Litigation Practice

Updated: 31 August 2022; Ref: scu.427393