Sam Tobin

In the latest instance of things being tinkered with for no apparent reason or benefit, the single list of all the court cases on at the Rolls Building in London has been replaced with 13 separate lists. I'm struggling to work out why this is a good idea

A prosecutor tells me with supreme confidence that he's unaware of a single barrister who would provide a written note on sentencing to members of the media He's just spent the morning saying in court 'I refer your honour to paragraph X of my note, which I won't read aloud'

Farewell to Cec Wright who played in the leagues until 85 — and to an era of giants at tiny clubs thetimes.com/article/74ed7f…

At #Sheffield youth court with four other journos waiting to be admitted to a youth court hearing in relation to violent disorder, which we are entitled by law to attend. Been told we need to ‘make an application’. This is incorrect @HMCTSgovuk @kirkkorner @MarkHannaMedia

Also, in a world where tactics becoming homogenised, and academies produce a lot of technical but… pressing drones, Georgia sought to make distinctive footballers that fit in with their culture (especially Tblisi v LFC/West Ham 40 years ago) You can see independent.co.uk/sport/football…

Brilliant news - well done to all @PA on achieving recognition

It is so, so frustrating to have to deal with this as a reporter, let alone a lawyer or - most importantly of all - a party to a case. This open justice board has a lot to do... 13/13

Then there's the tendency of some judges to impose reporting restrictions as a matter of course, first appearances not being listed at magistrates' courts, the single justice procedure (ask @kirkkorner about that) and many other problems. 12/x

Lady Carr, head of the judiciary in England and Wales, today announced the terms of reference for the Transparency and Open Justice Board. This is welcome, but it does not fill me with hope that there are no journalists or editors on the board (yet): judiciary.uk/wp-content/upl… 1/x