Paragraph 32 Hearing in open court

Except where it is necessary in the interests of justice or in the public interest to sit in private for part of an appeal hearing, every contested appeal shall be heard in open court.

Where the Judicial Committee decides it is necessary to sit in private, it shall announce its reasons for so doing publicly in advance of the hearing.

Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the relevant practice direction and any directions given by the Judicial Committee. Directions given by the Committee may limit oral submissions to a specified duration.