by Judith Townend | Jul 1, 2020 | Comment, Legal bloggers pilot, Transparency News
The chief executive of HMCTS, Susan Acland-Hood, has responded to an open letter from NGOs and academics raising concerns about the provision of open justice measures during the COVID-19 emergency period. In summary, the response confirms: that for public hearings...
by Judith Townend | Mar 24, 2020 | Comment, FCReportingWatch, Legal bloggers pilot, Transparency News
NB An updated version of this post now appears at Judith’s own blog here. There will be an increasing use of ‘remote hearings’ in the courts in England and Wales in coming weeks and months, under existing law, and if extended provisions in the emergency...
by Judith Townend | Feb 9, 2020 | Consultations, Transparency News
Just under a year ago Dame Frances Cairncross published her recommendations for ‘a sustainable future for journalism’ in the UK. Her Government-commissioned report identified court reporting as an area of concern, citing its decline (based on Brian...
by Judith Townend | Jul 17, 2019 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
This is a post by Judith Townend, Lecturer in Media and Information Law at the University of Sussex and a member of the Transparency Project. This piece was originally written for and published on Reform and we are grateful for the opportunity to repost it here....
by Judith Townend | Feb 15, 2019 | Comment, FCReportingWatch
This is a post by Dr Judith Townend, a lecturer in media and information law at the University of Sussex, with research interests in public interest reporting and freedom of expression....
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