Publication and anonymisation
How the public interest in transparent justice is balanced with safeguarding, privacy, security and lawful restrictions.
Open justice
Judicial proceedings and decisions should be as open and accessible as the law and the fair administration of justice permit.
Judgments and sentencing remarks
Judicial publications and the separate National Archives Find Case Law service.
Hearings
General information about judicial hearings, attendance and judicial directions.
Understanding judgments
How published decisions, reasons and neutral citations work.
Open justice does not mean unrestricted publication of every record.
Courts and tribunals may need anonymity, restricted publication, private elements, redaction or other protective measures where the law and the interests of justice require them.