Courts are "public" for a reason

Public and publicity


Whilst I don't have an awful lot of time for Lord Woolf, this time (as opposed to his Access to Justice Act 1999) he appears to recognise why the courts are "public".

There is also an obvious issue of the need for the separation of the powers!

Also, Tribunals, they are known as "inferior courts" for a reason, do we really need or want more.

Discuss.