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Chapter 15 Self-test questions
Open justice and access to court information
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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
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Scott v Scott
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Attorney General v Leveller Magazine Ltd
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Windsor v Simpson
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In the UK's common law there is no circumstance in which the public and reporters can be excluded from a court case.
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False
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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
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R v Newtownabbey Magistrates' Court, ex p Belfast Telegraph Newspapers Ltd
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R v Evesham Justices, ex p McDonagh
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R v Felixstowe Justices, ex p Leigh
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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
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The Lord Chancellor's Office
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The Crown Prosecution Service
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The Association of Chief Police Officers
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A journalist reporting a civil case is generally allowed to see the documents in the 'statement of case' and witness statements
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True
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