JUDICIAL GREFFE
COURT TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE
Guidelines for the production of and payment for transcriptions of Court proceedings.
Criminal Cases
Transcriptions can be produced in the following circumstances:-
1. i All appeals against conviction and/or sentence.
ii All appeals arising from interlocutory hearings under the Police and Criminal Evidence Law (PPCE).
iii Where more than one hearing is involved it is the responsibility of the Advocate or litigant in person to inform the Transcription Department of which hearings or parts of hearings they wish to have transcribed.
2. Following any request from Court of Appeal Judges, the Bailiff, Deputy Bailiff or Commissioners of the Royal Court, or the Judicial Greffier or Deputy Judicial Greffier.
3. Following any request from an Advocate of the Royal Court or a litigant in person for a transcript of proceedings required for a bundle for Royal Court hearings.
4. Following requests from Advocates of the Royal Court or litigants in person for transcripts for reasons other than those stated above, e.g. to assist in pre-trial preparation. These requests will be considered under the following criteria:
n If the person requesting the transcript is a litigant in person
n Current workload in the department
n Size of transcription requested
n Time scale
If it is not possible to provide the transcript in question then a CD of the proceedings will be offered.
When requesting a transcript under these circumstances the following information must be supplied:
n Date of the hearing
n Court in which it was held
n How much of the hearing is required
n Preferred deadline
Payment for criminal case transcriptions
1. No charge for:
i. Legally aided appellants/applicants (copy of legal aid certificate to be provided)
ii. Litigants in person residing at La Moye
iii. Requests from Judges/Commissioners
2. Full cost of transcript at relevant rate depending on whether it was completed in-house or out-sourced for:
i. All transcripts provided for appellants/applicants who are funding their own legal representation, including litigants in person.
ii. All transcripts provided under section 4 above. If a CD is provided it will be charged at £50 per day or part thereof.
3. Copies of transcripts in criminal cases are provided to the Crown at no additional cost. This is also the case for a defendant where the case is a Reference by the Crown.
Civil Cases
Transcriptions can be produced in the following circumstances:-
1. Following requests by advocates or litigants in person for Court of Appeal hearings
The Advocate or litigant in person must request the transcription. Unlike criminal appeals transcriptions are not automatically produced. If no request is received then the transcription will not be produced.
2. Requests by advocates or litigants in person for bundles for Royal Court hearings.
See Criminal Cases paragraph 3 above.
3. Any request from Court of Appeal Judges, the Bailiff, Deputy Bailiff or Commissioners of the Royal Court, or the Judicial or Deputy Judicial Greffier.
4. Requests from Advocates of the Royal Court or litigants in person for transcripts for reasons other than those stated above, e.g. to assist in pre-trial preparation, will be considered under the following criteria:
n If the person requesting the transcript is a litigant in person
n Current workload in the department
n Size of transcription requested
n Time scale
If it is not possible to provide the transcript in question then a CD of the proceedings will be offered.
When requesting a transcript under these circumstances the following information must be supplied:
n Date of the hearing
n Court in which it was held
n How much of the hearing is required
n Preferred deadline
Payment for civil case transcriptions
All transcripts for civil cases will be charged at the applicable rate unless they are requested by a judge or an exemption certificate has been obtained from the Viscounts department. Copies of the transcript will be provided to the Respondent parties at no additional cost but any other qualifying party requesting a copy will be charged at £1 per page.
General
No part of any transcription or CD of Court proceedings can be reproduced or transmitted by any means without the prior permission of the Jersey Courts’ Transcription Service.
Transcripts and CDs are only provided to parties who have a direct involvement in a case, i.e litigants and/or their legal representatives. Court proceedings are not automatically transcribed and are not available to the general public, although members of the public can attend any hearings in any Court unless the proceedings are held IN CAMERA. All reasoned judgments relating to Court proceedings (unless IN CAMERA) are available on the Jersey Law website
Jersey Court Transcription Service
October 2011