In general media have access to all court information where legislation allows. Judges make decisions where legislation does not allow, following applications made by media.
The right to access the permanent court record is set out in the Access to Court Documents Rules 2017(external link)
You will need to apply directly to the court where the case was heard for documents using this form:
Application for access to court documents [PDF, 1.3 MB]
See the Find us(external link) page of the Ministry of Justice website for court addresses.
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