Tweeting in Supreme Court gets the okay

TWEETING is to be allowed from hearings at the UK's highest court, following its successful debut in the sentencing of Tommy Sheridan.

Supreme Court justices have said they are "content" for journalists, members of the public and legal teams to use "live text based communications" to let the outside world know what is happening in the courtroom.

Guidance was published by the Supreme Court today on its practice relating to the use of tweeting and other forms of communication in the "context of ongoing public and professional debate on the issue".

The green light has been given as Supreme Court cases do not involve witnesses or jurors, and because there is rarely any reason why what is said should not enter the public domain.