§ 33. Mr. SoleyTo ask the Attorney-General if he will make a statement on the reporting of trials in the media. [25667]
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe law provides a general right to make fair and accurate reports of legal proceedings held in public, published contemporaneously and in good faith, subject to limited statutory exceptions such as those to protect rape victims and children and certain powers to order postponement of reporting where necessary to avoid prejudice to the administration of justice.