Rule 57 Final hearing held in publicI1 England, Wales and Scotland Subject to rules 49 (privacy and restrictions on disclosure) and 93 (national security proceedings), any final hearing must be in public. Annotations Commencement I1 Rule 57 in force at 6.1.2025 immediately after S.I. 2024/1156 comes into force, see rule 1(1) ← Rule 56 Rule 57 Rule 58 →