Taking such things as mobile phones, laptops, netbooks, tablets, pad, or the like would normally be greeted with a warning, and a finger pointing towards the cells if done in a Scottish court.
However, on January 26, 2011, in an intriguing experiment, this was just what happened in courtroom number four within Glasgow’s High Court.
Apparently the most mentioned message to leave the courtroom was a description of a criminal arriving at court, and throwing his car keys in the judge’s ashtray – surely not an attempted bribe?
The exercise appears to have gone without incident, and it looks as if it will be repeated, it would seem that tweeting from court is likely to be limited to the simpler activities such as bail hearings and sentencing, while complex cases and the like will continue to be reported using more traditional methods.
This will probably come as some relief to those who carry out that traditional function using their shorthand skills, who were reported to be a ‘little unsettled’ by the days’ events.
Secret Scotland 