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As local newspapers across the country have collapsed, there are almost no dedicated court reporters left. That's a problem because important cases in the publ

by rwmj 2y ago

As local newspapers across the country have collapsed, there are almost no dedicated court reporters left. That's a problem because important cases in the public interest aren't being covered. It's not clear how to fix this. The courts aren't streamed (in fact you can't take a photo in one else you'll go to prison), and for fairness we probably don't want that. Citizen journalists exist but have a patchy record at best. There are very complex restrictions on reporting and if you make the wrong details public you can and will go to jail for it. Publicly funded court reporting? Governments aren't keen on that either.

LeoPanthera 2y ago
> The courts aren't streamed In the UK, many courts are streamed, including civil courts, crown court, and the supreme court. https://www.judiciary.uk/the-court-of-appeal-civil-division-live-streaming-of-court-hearings/ https://www.judiciary.uk/the-court-of-appeal-civil-division-... https://www.supremecourt.uk/live/court-01.html https://www.supremecourt.uk/live/court-01.html https://insidehmcts.blog.gov.uk/2022/08/19/broadcasting-from-the-crown-court/ https://insidehmcts.blog.gov.uk/2022/08/19/broadcasting-from...
- rwmj 2y ago
  Apart from the appeals court, this streaming is extremely limited, usually just extracts from the judge's sentencing.
pjc50 2y ago
There's a very good database https://www.bailii.org/ https://www.bailii.org/ that hides itself from Google. But that doesn't have everything, just the most important cases. > There are very complex restrictions on reporting These badly need reforming for the 21st century, but, like a lot of the courts system, which is simultaneously inefficient and badly funded, nobody's going to touch it.
- tomatocracy 2y ago
  It's quite a useful (and fascinating) site and I've browsed it a few times before. But a limitation is that it just has copies of written judgements. Contemporaneous reporting of trials, particularly criminal trials, can give quite a different insight, especially for those cases which are not as high profile as those which go to the Old Bailey.

by rwmj 2y ago

LeoPanthera 2y ago

> The courts aren't streamed In the UK, many courts are streamed, including civil courts, crown court, and the supreme court. https://www.judiciary.uk/the-court-of-appeal-civil-division-live-streaming-of-court-hearings/ https://www.judiciary.uk/the-court-of-appeal-civil-division-... https://www.supremecourt.uk/live/court-01.html https://www.supremecourt.uk/live/court-01.html https://insidehmcts.blog.gov.uk/2022/08/19/broadcasting-from-the-crown-court/ https://insidehmcts.blog.gov.uk/2022/08/19/broadcasting-from...

rwmj 2y ago
Apart from the appeals court, this streaming is extremely limited, usually just extracts from the judge's sentencing.

pjc50 2y ago

There's a very good database https://www.bailii.org/ https://www.bailii.org/ that hides itself from Google. But that doesn't have everything, just the most important cases. > There are very complex restrictions on reporting These badly need reforming for the 21st century, but, like a lot of the courts system, which is simultaneously inefficient and badly funded, nobody's going to touch it.

tomatocracy 2y ago
It's quite a useful (and fascinating) site and I've browsed it a few times before. But a limitation is that it just has copies of written judgements. Contemporaneous reporting of trials, particularly criminal trials, can give quite a different insight, especially for those cases which are not as high profile as those which go to the Old Bailey.