29 May, 2020 Open justice in Australia: a silver lining to the COVID-19 cloud? By Doughty Street Chambers Jennifer Robinson Matthew Lewis When the new legal term started in Australia in February, no one could have foreseen the impact of COVID-19 on our courts. Judges and...
18 May, 2020 Resumption of jury trials: an open justice “toolkit” By Doughty Street Chambers Clare Wisson For seven weeks Covid-19 shut the doors of jury trials in England and Wales. On 11th May 2020, the Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor...
07 May, 2020 Open Justice During Lockdown By Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC Open justice. “The words express a principle at the heart of our system of justice and vital to the rule of law… open justice lets in the...
07 May, 2020 A Tale of Two Supreme Courts: Open Justice in the US and UK Supreme Courts By Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC This week has been a landmark one for open justice: the US Supreme Court livestreamed oral arguments for the first time, allowing...