ABSTRACT
Both the magistrates’ court and the Crown Court normally sit in open court and there is a strong presumption that they should do. However, any court does have a discretion to sit ‘in camera’ (that is, to exclude the public) if this is necessary for the administration of justice. Decisions to sit ‘in camera’ are therefore very rare (see, generally Attorney General v Leveller Magazine Ltd [1979] AC 440; [1979] 1 All ER 745).
