Lord Burnett of Maldon, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, has highlighted that open justice is essential to the maintenance of public confidence in the judicial system.
In a speech at the Commonwealth Judges and Magistrates Conference 2023 in Cardiff, Lord Burnett called open justice "a necessary foundation of the rule of law."
He also expressed concern that new technologies can pose challenges to open justice, and that we need to be careful to maintain and enhance open justice in the digital age.
For those interested in reading the full text of Lord Burnett's speech, it is available via the link below.