Thursday, 13 March 2008

Scarth v UK Application no. 33745/96

Known for his flaboyant personality and his braveheart, Norman Scarth took the UK to the European Courts of Human Rights some years ago and won.

Norman Scarth had a hearing in a civil contractual case in which the public and press were excluded, without good reason for this exclusion. The UK government accepted the violation of Article 6, as it should have done. It is more than regretable that the government attempts to defend so many applications.

This case will limit the number of occasions in which judges may attempt to prevent the public knowing what is going on in our courts.

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