Chapter 15 Self-test questions

What is the name of the case in which the House of Lords, in a judgment in 1913, gave clear expression to the principle of open justice?

Browne v Southwark Crown court

Scott v Scott

Attorney General v Leveller Magazine Ltd

Windsor v Simpson

In the UK's common law there is no circumstance in which the public and reporters can be excluded from a court case.

True

False

The High Court ruled in 1987 that the media have a right to know, when reporting a magistrates court case, the names of the magistrates involved in it. What is the name of this High Court case?

R v Arundel Justices, ex p Westminster Press

R v Newtownabbey Magistrates' Court, ex p Belfast Telegraph Newspapers Ltd

R v Evesham Justices, ex p McDonagh

R v Felixstowe Justices, ex p Leigh

Which official agency has issued a protocol giving advice about what material should be provided from prosecution evidence to help the media report a criminal trial?

The Attorney General's Office

The Lord Chancellor's Office

The Crown Prosecution Service

The Association of Chief Police Officers

A journalist reporting a civil case is generally allowed to see the documents in the 'statement of case' and witness statements

False

True