Judges Comments

[jelly baby]

Hi all, could anyone tell me if the judges comments after a trial are made public?
Similarly, is the summing up a matter of public record?
Thanks
JB

[barry1010]

Yes, you can buy a transcript that will include the summing up and comments. https://www.gov.uk/apply-transcript-court-tribunal-hearing

[Peter Pedant]

I thought gor blimey
if you look at Ex 107 - the form you have to fill out -
it looks as though there is a charge...

phew I wondered why I didnt know about this

In terms of press hacks and paper reports - it depends if there are hacks present and whether they file a newspaper report which is printed.

[Canary42]

Yes, and can be used as evidence if claiming a mis-trial.

[barry1010]

There is a charge, PP, and the price is dependent on the size of the report. It is not cheap.

[jelly baby]

Thank you all.
JB