The Supreme Court

Terms of Use

1. Hearings are recorded and broadcast by the Supreme Court as part of the Court’s commitment to open justice and are consistent with the constitutional requirement that justice be administered in public with such exceptions as are prescribed by law. The broadcasting of proceedings aims to enhance access to court proceedings and to inform and educate the public in relation to cases heard before the Supreme Court.
2. In line with the restrictions in Order 123(8) of the Rules of the Superior Court and Practice Direction SC 18 on persons present at a hearing recording that hearing, it is forbidden to download, capture, re-edit, mine, process or redistribute in any form whatsoever, sound and/or images from a hearing broadcasted by the Supreme Court, whether in its entirety or in part, unless written permission has been received from the Court.
3. Notwithstanding the prohibition in paragraph 2, the footage may be used for the purpose of reporting on proceedings before the Supreme Court. Bona fide members of the news media profession may request access to the recordings for such purposes in accordance with Practice Direction SC24. The footage may not be used for advertisements, party political broadcasts, or satirical purposes.
4. The names, images and insignia identifying the Supreme Court are proprietary marks of the Court. Copying of logos and/or any other third-party logos accessed via this website is not permitted without prior approval from the relevant copyright owner.
5. Users should be aware that use of the recordings in any way other than those outlined above could attract liability for breach of copyright or defamation and/or may constitute a contempt of court.