{"id":227,"date":"2025-12-05T07:09:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T07:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/courts\/?page_id=227"},"modified":"2025-12-17T07:37:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T07:37:40","slug":"observing-a-court","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/courts\/further-information\/observing-a-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Observing a Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-04d632e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/courts\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/courts\/further-information\/\">Further Information<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Observing a Court<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Observing a Court<\/h1>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you wish to attend court and observe proceedings please check <br>the timings for the hearing on the court list.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you attend court please remember the following;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Court hearings are open to the public (unless expressed otherwise on the court list).&nbsp; This means you are able to attend.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is no admission for children under 14 and proof of age may be requested.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please try to be seated before the hearing starts.&nbsp; If you are coming into, or leaving, the court room whilst the bench is sitting please do so as quietly as possible to avoid disruption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You may take water into the court room.&nbsp; Any other beverages are at the discretion of the court staff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You may not take notes unless you have permission from the court.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You may not take a recording of proceedings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No photography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please switch mobile phones off or put them on silent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have been summoned to give evidence in a case, you may not observe proceedings until after you have given evidence.\u00a0 <br>If you are unsure, please ask a member of the court team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f9fafb;padding-top:10vh;padding-bottom:10vh\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For more information, please contact <br>the Courts &amp; 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