How you can attend or access court and tribunal hearings
This guide helps you understand your rights when attending court or tribunal hearings as a member of the public.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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This guide provides advice on how members of the public can access information about a court or tribunal case.
Last updated 26 April 2024 + show all updates
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Changes made to the guide, and agreed by officials and judges, are updates to the following two sections: 3.6 Using phone and laptops 3.8 Live text based communications The published guide will be updated again in the next few days to reflect updates to the following sections: 3.6 Using phone and laptops Mobile phones and other devices such as laptops can be taken into the court or the tribunal room subject to any contrary order from a judge. They cannot be used to record any audio or video of the hearing, and they must not be used to transmit any information about the hearing. If you do take a device in with you please keep it on silent or turn it off if it’s not being used to avoid disrupting proceedings. 3.8 Live text based communications (for example social media)
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Updated information about bringing phones and laptops to court.
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Added translation