HearingsE+W
36.6.—(1) The general rule is that the Court of Appeal must hear in public—
(a)an application, including an application for permission to appeal; and
(b)an appeal or reference,
but it may order any hearing to be in private.
(2) Where a hearing is about a public interest ruling, that hearing must be in private unless the court otherwise directs.
(3) Where the appellant wants to appeal against an order restricting public access to a trial, the court—
(a)may decide without a hearing—
(i)an application, including an application for permission to appeal, and
(ii)an appeal; but
(b)must announce its decision on such an appeal at a hearing in public.
(4) Where the appellant wants to appeal or to refer a case to the Supreme Court, the court—
(a)may decide without a hearing an application—
(i)for permission to appeal or to refer a sentencing case, or
(ii)to refer a point of law; but
(b)must announce its decision on such an application at a hearing in public.
(5) A judge of the Court of Appeal and the Registrar may exercise any of their powers—
(a)at a hearing in public or in private; or
(b)without a hearing.
[Note. For the procedure on an appeal against an order restricting public access to a trial, see Part 40.]