Court reporting in the US and the UK couldn’t be more different — as the Weinstein trial proved

I found out firsthand that the American experience is a lot more exciting than the British one. For juries, too, the contrasts are stark

Much has rested on this case, not least the possibility that it could bring about a shift in the centuries-old status quo (Getty)

Long before my time at The Independent, I covered court cases.

I sat in on everything from magistrate court-level transgressions to murder trials at the crown court.