Abolish the ban on recording court proceedings Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/abolish-the-ban-on-recording-court-proceedings.html Online petition signatures en-us Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:03 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition MR STEPHEN ANDERSON [Signature #340] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22310596?utm_medium=rss WHAT-HAVE-THEY-GOT-TO-HIDE?----WHY-ARE-THEY-SO-FRIGHTENED-OF-PUBLIC-SCRUTINY?--BECAUSE-THE-ARE-CRIMINALS--OPERATING-UNDER-PIRACY-MARITIME-LAW,--AND-NOT-THE--PEOPLES-COMMON--LAW--OF--THE--LAND,--THAT-MEANS--IN-LAW-UNDER-THE-LAW,--THEY-ARE-COMMITTING--TREASON,--THEY-MUST-BE-ARRESTED--AND--HUNG,

]]> Fri, 3 Aug 2018 02:14:17 UTC 22310596 mr Lee Cant [Signature #339] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21349954?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 May 2017 06:47:39 UTC 21349954 Mr John Rudkin [Signature #338] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21274563?utm_medium=rss Records of a tribunal held against my employer Blackpool Council were destroyed (in error they said). The outcomes of the tribunal were reported after an initial hearing but then dismissed by the defendants as not being true. This is nonsense, and the impact distorted the facts deliberately damaging my case. These records were my only proof of what actually transpired.

]]> Wed, 19 Apr 2017 04:25:24 UTC 21274563 mrs Susan jenkinson [Signature #337] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20993560?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Jan 2017 06:04:07 UTC 20993560 Rebecca Black [Signature #336] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20848062?utm_medium=rss All Court Proceedings need to be transparent so the Court will be accountable.

]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2016 10:28:49 UTC 20848062 Mr John Rudkin [Signature #335] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20028142?utm_medium=rss I had a recording that I wanted to use as evidence in a tribunal. The recording was of an exchange between myself and two managers. It proved categorically that the managers had broken strategic recommendations and were proof of attempts to bully and manipulate. They also subsequently go on the prove that an apology was given, as was a request not to talk to a union representative. An offer of a remedy was given, then subsequently denied. It was the only proof I had, and the tribunal was convinced to ignore it. Later the same tribunal, when challenged 'lost' all of the evidence. Recording the hearing would have enabled proof of malpractice.
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/erdf_records_access_to_retained#comment-69447
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/employment_appeal_tribunal_trans#comment-62319

]]> Wed, 1 Jun 2016 09:42:05 UTC 20028142 no name no fictitious entity [Signature #334] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19522725?utm_medium=rss Thu, 26 Nov 2015 07:03:13 UTC 19522725 ms sylvia rushbrooke [Signature #333] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19444885?utm_medium=rss All defendants should automatically get a copy of the court transcript otherwise there is no way to prove that what was said in court was said and applicants can interpret as they wish re court orders this petition needs to be out there for the masses I paid for my transcript nearly £400 pounds the quality so poor as to be pretty useless and I know parts were missing

]]> Sun, 8 Nov 2015 07:01:31 UTC 19444885 Mr Anthony Badaloo [Signature #332] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19439020?utm_medium=rss Court Proceedings are recorded, but only by 'one side'. Transcriptions are never accurate, and can be expensive and time consuming, shifting the scales of justice.
Secret Courts are for Zimbabwe

]]> Sat, 7 Nov 2015 01:00:51 UTC 19439020 Mr Tim Veater [Signature #331] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19330026?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Sep 2015 06:02:34 UTC 19330026 Mrs Christine MacVicar [Signature #330] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18739749?utm_medium=rss Sat, 11 Apr 2015 11:10:35 UTC 18739749 Mrs Joan Campbell [Signature #329] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18739054?utm_medium=rss Sat, 11 Apr 2015 03:17:27 UTC 18739054 Mrs Janice Percival [Signature #328] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18736474?utm_medium=rss If Courts had nothing to hide then they would welcome recordings so as to be able verify evidence from both litigants and judges. Where is the harm in that? It is a disgrace in the 21st century that this is prohibited.

]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2015 09:00:30 UTC 18736474 j deacon [Signature #327] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18611460?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Mar 2015 04:35:42 UTC 18611460 mr le ca [Signature #326] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17814532?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Sep 2014 09:09:41 UTC 17814532 Mr William Burns [Signature #325] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17758557?utm_medium=rss The only conceivable reason for banning court proceedings' recordings is to cover up for the fact that justice was out to lunch. In the case of Norman Scarth, he was obviously wrongfully incarcerated. If a country imprisons a man unjustly, the proper place for all just men is in prison.

]]> Mon, 18 Aug 2014 05:58:50 UTC 17758557 bruce cooper [Signature #324] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17411510?utm_medium=rss Sat, 31 May 2014 04:48:12 UTC 17411510 mr alan dransfield [Signature #323] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17379713?utm_medium=rss If transparency,accountability and security (TAS)are to be taken seriously why does the establishment want to bring in this BAN??.

TAS MUST be seen to be working.

]]> Tue, 27 May 2014 01:49:35 UTC 17379713 ms carolyn wright [Signature #322] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17299379?utm_medium=rss It makes perfect sense to work transparently

]]> Thu, 15 May 2014 02:48:44 UTC 17299379 Kim Fuller [Signature #321] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17206028?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Apr 2014 03:33:56 UTC 17206028 MR Carl warming75077@aol.com [Signature #320] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17177967?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 Apr 2014 01:16:48 UTC 17177967 Tim Haines [Signature #319] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17069400?utm_medium=rss THERE IS NO "BAN" ON RECORDING IN COURT! S9 Contempt of Court Act 1981 states it is a contempt of court— "to use in court, or bring into court for use, any tape recorder or other instrument for recording sound, EXCEPT WITH THE LEAVE OF THE COURT" (my caps). All this says is that YOU NEED TO ASK THE JUDGE!

]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2014 09:10:36 UTC 17069400 syd tobo [Signature #318] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16929216?utm_medium=rss Sun, 2 Mar 2014 11:59:49 UTC 16929216 Ms Anonymous [Signature #317] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16722518?utm_medium=rss Sun, 2 Feb 2014 04:49:27 UTC 16722518 miss gemma smith [Signature #316] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16680172?utm_medium=rss This country is too full of corruptnes,the government do not make legislations to protect the public,but to protect themselves and help make them unaccountable and a law unto only themselves.

]]> Fri, 24 Jan 2014 03:20:11 UTC 16680172 Ms Christina Quinn [Signature #315] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16655740?utm_medium=rss We need far greater transparency where the current trend is leading to more and more cover ups of wrongdoing.

]]> Sun, 19 Jan 2014 06:24:55 UTC 16655740 Mrs Dawn Priestley [Signature #314] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16614896?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Jan 2014 03:55:56 UTC 16614896 mr duty free [Signature #313] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16474245?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Dec 2013 11:05:22 UTC 16474245 mr Adrian Dowle [Signature #312] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16383796?utm_medium=rss This should nt happen to a dog; let alone a Hero like Norman Scarth

]]> Tue, 10 Dec 2013 04:10:11 UTC 16383796 Miss Anonymous [Signature #311] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15946722?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Oct 2013 06:14:06 UTC 15946722 Mr Osiris Dionysus [Signature #310] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15908782?utm_medium=rss It is extremely unfair to charge Litigants in person £600+ for court recordings that they are entitled to!

Litigants in person and the general public have every right to record court proceedings!

If there is Nothing to HIDE!!! Why ban people from recording in court?

]]> Tue, 24 Sep 2013 03:06:55 UTC 15908782 miss Cher Marsh [Signature #309] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15727274?utm_medium=rss Mon, 2 Sep 2013 11:46:29 UTC 15727274 ms Joan Lowe [Signature #308] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15695131?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Aug 2013 02:54:15 UTC 15695131 mrs julia gaskin [Signature #307] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15689808?utm_medium=rss Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:35:19 UTC 15689808 Anonymous [Signature #306] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15571960?utm_medium=rss Fri, 26 Jul 2013 06:52:25 UTC 15571960 Kevin Green [Signature #305] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15540469?utm_medium=rss Sat, 20 Jul 2013 05:07:52 UTC 15540469 mrs catherine loughran [Signature #304] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15531311?utm_medium=rss i would like to support this group as my life has been ruined by child services they have 4 of my babys i have lost 3 to this corrupt system and i am fighting for my 6 month old this septemeber 4th in birminham county court i dont hold my breath about keeping her as child services tell lots of lies and get away with it

]]> Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:26:31 UTC 15531311 Miss Phillipa Watson [Signature #303] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15442350?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jun 2013 09:05:57 UTC 15442350 MISS Anonymous [Signature #302] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15421273?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Jun 2013 09:12:56 UTC 15421273 Mr Anthony Lowery [Signature #301] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15420780?utm_medium=rss This is an essential forward step in an age of advancing technology and a very necessary step to ensure that Justice can really be seen to be done and to weed out corrupt or incompetent Judges and unfair manipulation of Court practices particularly against litigants in person. This step will be even more necessary with the reduction in legal aid.

]]> Fri, 21 Jun 2013 05:43:27 UTC 15420780 Mrs Sheila Lawrence [Signature #300] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15418840?utm_medium=rss The duty for transparency and the explanatory duty of judges is not being complied with. All the judges I have observed do not comply with this duty, and have no respect for their oath 'to do right by all manner of people.' When I asked for the judge's notes from a tribunal hearing I was told that this was not usual and to apply again if I were successful at the appeal. I needed to the notes to put forward my case and show the error of law. I had been told that to tape record the proceedings would make me in contempt of court. That is archaic and just shows that the tribunal members do not have to be accountable for their behaviour. If I complain or appeal I get the same response. I am accused of being vexatious. There seems to be an 'unless' clause added to the oath - to do right 'unless it means disagreeing with another judge.' Basically that means that appealing is generally futile. A few select barristers seem to win an appeal. I have used the same arguments that they put forward, with far more indisputable evidence than they can call on but all my points of law are simply ignored. I have started a blog www.tribunalsandtribulations.blogspot.com I will be adding to this again

]]> Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:41:31 UTC 15418840 Colin Doran [Signature #299] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15312798?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 05:05:14 UTC 15312798 Mr William Humphreys [Signature #298] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15277082?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 11:37:17 UTC 15277082 Mr John Allman [Signature #297] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15058227?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Apr 2013 05:25:10 UTC 15058227 Anonymous [Signature #296] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14994916?utm_medium=rss Sat, 30 Mar 2013 04:11:54 UTC 14994916 mr Billy Gibbons [Signature #295] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14988671?utm_medium=rss Fri, 29 Mar 2013 05:00:35 UTC 14988671 miles davis [Signature #294] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14973497?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:57:55 UTC 14973497 Mrs Heather Cox [Signature #293] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14910432?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Mar 2013 07:45:07 UTC 14910432 MR ISMAIL BHAMJEE [Signature #292] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14906962?utm_medium=rss CAMERA'S SHOULD BE ALLOWED BEFORE ANY COURT OR TRIBUNAL IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

THIS IS GOING TO REDUCE MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE BEFORE ANY COURT OR TRIBUNAL IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DOES NOT RECORD CRIME WHEN OFFENCE OF PERJURY HAS BEEN COMMITTED BEFORE A COURT OR TRIBUNAL BETWEEN 1987 AND THE PRESENT TIME.

THERE IS NO FAIR HEARING BEFORE THE IPCC, AND CAMERA'S SHOULD BE ALLOWED WHERE HEARING SHOULD BE IN PUBLIC

YOURS FAITHFULLY

ISMAIL ABDULHAI BHAMJEE

]]> Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:44:41 UTC 14906962 ms elizabeth turner [Signature #291] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14812686?utm_medium=rss i want to help!

]]> Mon, 4 Mar 2013 02:53:41 UTC 14812686 Mr William Humphreys [Signature #290] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14783835?utm_medium=rss Where's the transparency !!

]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:46:31 UTC 14783835 Mr Richard Conway [Signature #289] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14687189?utm_medium=rss Utter disgrace that this man was imprisoned.

]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:08:08 UTC 14687189 Alison Court [Signature #288] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14661763?utm_medium=rss Fri, 8 Feb 2013 05:02:23 UTC 14661763 mr allan greig [Signature #287] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14658703?utm_medium=rss Thu, 7 Feb 2013 01:55:28 UTC 14658703 Paul Gardner [Signature #286] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14649421?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Feb 2013 11:14:32 UTC 14649421 Alan Baird [Signature #285] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14619323?utm_medium=rss Sun, 3 Feb 2013 03:50:55 UTC 14619323 ms Marlene McBain-Miller [Signature #284] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14615762?utm_medium=rss I am an Australian and I have also been the victim of a court doctoring my court recording. Jennifer and Jordan Nash and Barry Hart have also been victims of our courts foul crime of doctoring court recordings. How many others have also suffered at the hands of our treacherous courts. Australians Against Courts Doctoring Court Recordings on facebook tells more. Best wishes in your fight for honest court recording.

]]> Sun, 3 Feb 2013 06:51:25 UTC 14615762 Miss Anonymous [Signature #283] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14602991?utm_medium=rss If you have nothing to hide, you having nothing to fear, as T May would say..

]]> Fri, 1 Feb 2013 11:42:42 UTC 14602991 MS Joanna Clothier [Signature #282] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14588589?utm_medium=rss Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:48:02 UTC 14588589 Catherine l Cracknell [Signature #281] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14585119?utm_medium=rss Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:10:08 UTC 14585119 mr paul simpson [Signature #280] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14557698?utm_medium=rss Allowing recording will stop the judges ignoring honest litigants and evidence, because they have already done a deal with one party whose solicitor happens to be his chum or in the masons together. Proper honest judges and solicitors have nothing to fear.

]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:04:48 UTC 14557698 mr Tyrone King [Signature #279] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14550216?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:36:48 UTC 14550216 Mr Clifford Goodman [Signature #278] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14549885?utm_medium=rss Only the guilty want secrecy

]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:35:49 UTC 14549885 Mr Anonymous [Signature #277] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14549481?utm_medium=rss There can be no justification for not allowing recording, why don't the judiciary implement it themselves and charge for copies?

The only reason for secrecy is to protect the Judges some of whom are not capable or stable enough to be in this position.

]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:06:10 UTC 14549481 mr albert jewell [Signature #276] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14544755?utm_medium=rss God Bless Norman for his proven bravery & God see in hell his depraved attackers (obviously many are in a class of perverts ).

]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:43:39 UTC 14544755 mr david clark [Signature #275] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14535028?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:18:41 UTC 14535028 robert cross [Signature #274] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14534755?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Jan 2013 05:13:02 UTC 14534755 mr Nigel Phillips [Signature #273] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14534306?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Jan 2013 03:14:15 UTC 14534306 aaron quinn [Signature #272] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14531303?utm_medium=rss Please support your subjects in this matter, thank you.

]]> Sat, 26 Jan 2013 12:00:26 UTC 14531303 Ms Beverly Berzins [Signature #271] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14530047?utm_medium=rss Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:52:17 UTC 14530047 Mr Carl Warmington [Signature #270] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14524658?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:00:53 UTC 14524658 Mr. Andrew Jones [Signature #269] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14524028?utm_medium=rss The courts are skewed. They are public buildings and as a member of the public I have never heard of one case where they should be held in secret outside of public scrutiny.
If you have nothing to hide then you are not a wrong do-er.

]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:20:41 UTC 14524028 Ms. Joyce Ramer [Signature #268] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14522828?utm_medium=rss Jailing an 85 WW2 Vet. for using a recorder when he has hearing difficulties is a crime. This man is a Hero.....shame on you and your system. Let him free asap!

]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:45:13 UTC 14522828 Mrs Yolande Lindridge [Signature #267] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14522711?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:17:59 UTC 14522711 Ms Anonymous [Signature #266] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14522540?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:31:38 UTC 14522540 Nomine Deus [Signature #265] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14522527?utm_medium=rss The courts are now so corrupted and divested of integrity that we should all be allowed to record the proceedings therein, for too long has justice been denied us by dubious means , we need to have the right to record for our own protection and so that proper scrutiny of the court officials in the course of their 'public' duties may be brought into the light of day!

]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:28:03 UTC 14522527 Mr Leonard Lawrence [Signature #264] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14522376?utm_medium=rss Lord Chief Justice Judge

SL03D00938
In my case Slough and Reading County Court are unable to provide the court tapes to more than eight hearings, they are all missing !!

When Her Honour Judge Campbell search Slough County Court and made a order that I could listern to the remaining three court tapes one of these tapes went missing.

Leonard Lawrence Pilot

]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:49:04 UTC 14522376 Dr Daniel Walker [Signature #263] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14519532?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:26:31 UTC 14519532 Mr. Robert C Harrison [Signature #262] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14517397?utm_medium=rss Just past time that the |Judiciary started to see the light of reasonableness if you ask me.
We the commoners have had enough of the blatent hoodwinking of your lawyers. So don't push us over the brink.

]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:51:05 UTC 14517397 master ian wishart [Signature #261] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14517363?utm_medium=rss All courts should make certified, authorised audio recordings and make copies public and permit public recording of proceedings for comparison

]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:45:21 UTC 14517363 Mrs Sophia Baidoo [Signature #260] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14516722?utm_medium=rss Let justice prevail in the United Kingdom and lift the ban on recording court proceedings

]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:47:12 UTC 14516722 Mr Alan Jennings [Signature #259] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14516534?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:15:35 UTC 14516534 Mrs Vera Maureen Jenner [Signature #258] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14516014?utm_medium=rss If the courts are places where truth prevails; they need have no fear that the truth, and only the truth, will be recorded.

]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:26:56 UTC 14516014 Tracy Morgan [Signature #257] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14513791?utm_medium=rss We must have Open Justice in British Courts.

]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:43:58 UTC 14513791 Mr Simon Elder [Signature #256] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14513161?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:06:37 UTC 14513161 mr david andrews [Signature #255] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14512787?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:20:07 UTC 14512787 Mr Kenneth Swann [Signature #254] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14510377?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:35:00 UTC 14510377 Mr John B Sears [Signature #253] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14509772?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:08:25 UTC 14509772 Mr Richard Conway [Signature #252] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14509638?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:45:03 UTC 14509638 Mr Trevor Hayward [Signature #251] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14508620?utm_medium=rss What is there to hide in a court room if justice is supposedly done?

]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:10:39 UTC 14508620 mr p robson [Signature #250] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14508609?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:08:33 UTC 14508609 Mr Brian Allan [Signature #249] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14508485?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:52:34 UTC 14508485 monica bottomley [Signature #248] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14508036?utm_medium=rss I can hardly believe that recording court procedings is illegal. I would go further and not allow any meeting to be private including/especially cabinet meetings. What is there to hide? Why the secrecy?

]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:44:37 UTC 14508036 Mr Timothy Chiswell [Signature #247] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14507575?utm_medium=rss The British legal system prides itself on having been the first to have established many principles of justice that have since been adopted worldwide.
One of these is that justice should 'not only be done, but be SEEN to be done' - this should include that justice should be HEARD to be done.
In an open democratic country it should be a right that proceedings of a non-sensitive nature that do not affect national security, can be recorded. In cases such as that of Mr Scarth, there are clear practical reasons why he may have a need to record proceedings - he is elderly and hard of hearing, and may need a recording for accurate recall of events in court, to give him the option of reviewing such events and, if necessary responding to them later (by appeal or whatever).
Whilest I appreciate that the Judge in this case merely applied the law as it currently stands, one of the great strengths of our proud legal system is that it can be adapted and updated to suit changing times by the principle of 'precedent'.
Surely a precedent can be set for recording of court proceedings, or the law changed accordingly. A fair system such as ours has nothing to hide, and should not act as if it does.

]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:36:35 UTC 14507575 Mr Michael Wheeler [Signature #246] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14507390?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:16:12 UTC 14507390 Mr Michael Brough [Signature #245] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14507170?utm_medium=rss Some Crown Courts further prevent open access by prohibiting anyone taking written notes too.

]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:37:31 UTC 14507170 heather irwin [Signature #244] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14507117?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:25:22 UTC 14507117 Mr Peter Brannan [Signature #243] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14507046?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:06:02 UTC 14507046 Mr Edwin S Bedford [Signature #242] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14506533?utm_medium=rss Our fathers would turn in their graves if they knew this was how they were treating our honoured soldiers

]]> Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:20:58 UTC 14506533 Mr Damien Duffy [Signature #241] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14506366?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:27:11 UTC 14506366