Cameras in Court - Inside the Court of Appeal

A momentous moment for the law in the UK. TV cameras have recorded proceedings in one of the highest courts in England and Wales for the first time.

In the first case to be broadcast, the ringleader of a large-scale scam to forge pound coins failed in his bid to appeal against his seven-year sentence.

After years of campaigning by broadcasters ITN, BBC, Press Association and Sky News, cameras have been placed in five courtrooms at the Royal Courts of Justice.

However, as the videos below explain, there are some significant restrictions on what can be broadcast. The cameras will only focus on lawyers and judges. Defendants, witnesses and members of the public will be kept out of shot.

Cameras are not yet allowed in crown courts and magistrates' courts.