Open Justice UK (@OPENJ

Open Justice UK

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Open Justice UK

@OPENJ_UK

Defending the open justice principle. Pushing for public access to court records. Ran by @ASWren @MeIisactu 📧[email protected]

England

Joined February 2025

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Open Justice UK
@OPENJ_UK
Jan 21
Today we’re publishing the full trial transcripts of Fiona Goddard (@fionagoddarduk). Available to read now on transcripts.openjusticeuk.org. This is a landmark moment, the first publication of much of a full trial transcript in modern British legal history. There are sections
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Open Justice UK
@OPENJ_UK
Mar 9, 2025
UPDATE: Work has been progressing quietly in the background but the quest for the transcripts has been blocked on multiple fronts, including judicial refusals and broken systems, let’s look at one of the most egregious: the transcription company Ubiqus
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Open Justice UK
@OPENJ_UK
Mar 10, 2025
NEW: We tried multiple times to contact Ubiqus: • All phone numbers were dead ends • Complete email silence • Parent company Acolad's number didn't work • Acolad's email bounced back • When our supporter visited Acolad's office to follow up they were treated as a "violent
Open Justice UK
@OPENJ_UK
Mar 9, 2025
UPDATE: Work has been progressing quietly in the background but the quest for the transcripts has been blocked on multiple fronts, including judicial refusals and broken systems, let’s look at one of the most egregious: the transcription company Ubiqus
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Open Justice UK
@OPENJ_UK
Aug 12, 2025
In the age of AI there’s no reason that accessing one court transcript should cost this much
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Open Justice UK
@OPENJ_UK
Mar 10, 2025
- Victims not notified of hearings - Parole board forgot to present their panel with victims’ statements - Justice Secretary wants release halted The result? Thanks to an unaccountable board, a lead Telford grooming gang member will still be released early in the next few weeks
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Open Justice UK
@OPENJ_UK
Mar 9, 2025
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The MoJ for some reason gives transcription companies a monopoly on court transcripts and requires that that those companies provide regular, open tracking of orders, which they are demonstrably not doing. How are victims supposed to get justice with a system this dysfunctional?
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Open Justice UK
@OPENJ_UK
Mar 9, 2025
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Sentencing can be challenged by members of the public with an appeal to the AG within 28 days. We wanted to appeal a suspended sentence of this sexual assault officer - but we can’t access the transcripts, also via Ubiqus, and time is running out
gbnews.com
Met Police officer sexually assaulted girl in Tesco while she shopped with her mum
The former special constable will be on the sex offenders' register for seven years
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Open Justice UK
@OPENJ_UK
Mar 9, 2025
Replying to @OPENJ_UK
When you request a transcript from a court, and (if!) it passes the approval release process, the recording is then sent to a transcription company, whereupon they contact you with pricing. We currently have 5 approved sentencing remarks sat with Ubiquis since 25th Feb
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Open Justice UK
@OPENJ_UK
Mar 9, 2025
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The number on their website, the same number that was provided by the court — doesn’t work. Calling it plays an automated message for a different number — calling that number also doesn’t work and plays an error message claiming the user is engaged.
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Open Justice UK
@OPENJ_UK
May 19, 2025
The Home Office is OVER A WEEK late responding to our FOI on the status of the 5 pilot local inquiries, with no explanation for delay. These are straightforward questions that the Home Office should readily be able to answer, unless there has been a significant change of plans
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Open Justice UK
@OPENJ_UK
Jun 6, 2025
1) Submit transcript requests on 24th Feb 2) Only get a response/acknowledgement on 11th March after chasing, confirmation judge had request 3) No response by 4th June, we chase the court this Wednesday 4) Court asks that original request is just resubmitted??
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Open Justice UK
@OPENJ_UK
Mar 10, 2025
Replying to @OPENJ_UK
Sultan has been found guilty of sexual offences in three separate trials. Both his victims and the Justice Secretary herself don’t want him to be granted an early release but the parole board’s belief he has adopted ‘better ways of thinking’ trounces this
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