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Public gallery lewes law courts

On 24 Feb 2017 at 9:27pm Curious wrote:

How do i go about watching a court case? Can i just turn up and sit in the public gallery?

On 24 Feb 2017 at 9:45pm The Old Mayor wrote:

That wasn't hard was it ?

On 24 Feb 2017 at 9:55pm Bod wrote:

Yep

On 25 Feb 2017 at 9:58am roger wrote:

Kick a policeman.....your get a front row chair

On 25 Feb 2017 at 10:13am tim wrote:

Just turn up go through the security checks and explain that you wish to view a case they can direct you accordingly. I think most cases start at 10.00.

On 25 Feb 2017 at 12:48pm Curious wrote:

Thanks Tim.

On 25 Feb 2017 at 3:06pm Fairmeadow wrote:

Should be part of every young person's education.

On 25 Feb 2017 at 3:57pm Old Malling wrote:

Do you want to see a specific case or just see what it's like in the court? If you're just droppping in for a few hours to see what it's like then it's worth looking for a case that's fairly significant and underway. They never seem to to start when they're scheduled to and there's often a lot of starting and stopping!

On 25 Feb 2017 at 4:08pm Curious wrote:

Just wanted to see what's it's like. Have been a fan of classic crime fiction for years so I'd probably be disappointed at most cases...no murders carried out by arsenic in a plum pudding!

On 25 Feb 2017 at 4:43pm Pedro wrote:

You may as well just watch Judge Rinder instead. Something as tedious as a court case would be best edited and professionally produced.

On 25 Feb 2017 at 5:39pm Ex CPS caseworker wrote:

Wouldn't bother. Duller than an Aqua menu.

On 25 Feb 2017 at 8:05pm Tim wrote:

Curious, its well worth a visit, even if only to see the protocols that are observed. I sat on a Jury last year for two very mundane cases, but I thoroughly enjoyed it as a learning experience.