Questions about the respective powers of courts and court staff to exclude members of the public from a court building because of a perceived risk that they would cause disruption and about when an unlawful limitation of access deprives a hearing of its public character.
Judges:
Fulford LJ, Leggatt J
Citations:
[2016] EWHC 2792 (Admin)
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Storer v British Gas plc CA 25-Feb-2000
An industrial tribunal hearing conducted behind the locked doors of the chairman’s office was not held in public, even if, in fact, no member of the public was prevented from attending. The obligation to sit in public was fundamental, and the . .
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Constitutional, Criminal Practice
Updated: 14 July 2022; Ref: scu.571045
