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81.8.—(1) In accordance with rule 39.2, all hearings of contempt proceedings shall, irrespective of the parties’ consent, be listed and heard in public unless the court otherwise directs.
(2) Advocates and the judge shall appear robed in all hearings of contempt proceedings, whether or not the court sits in public.
(3) Before deciding to sit in private for all or part of the hearing, the court shall notify the national print and broadcast media, via the Press Association.
(4) The court shall consider any submissions from the parties or media organisations before deciding whether and if so to what extent the hearing should be in private.
(5) If the court decides to sit in private it shall, before doing so, sit in public to give a reasoned public judgment setting out why it is doing so.
(6) At the conclusion of the hearing, whether or not held in private, the court shall sit in public to give a reasoned public judgment stating its findings and any punishment.
(7) The court shall inform the defendant of the right to appeal without permission, the time limit for appealing and the court before which any appeal must be brought.
(8) The court shall be responsible for ensuring that [F2where a sentence of imprisonment (immediate or suspended) is passed in contempt proceedings under this Part, that judgment is] transcribed and published on the website of the judiciary of England and Wales.]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 81 substituted (1.10.2020) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/747), rule 1(1), Sch.
F2Words in rule 81.8(8) substituted (1.10.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(1), 31
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