The principle of open justice is a constituent element of the rule of law: it demands publicity of legal proceedings, including the publication of judgments. Since 2017, the UK government has systematically published first instance Employment Tribunal decisions in an online repository. Whilst a veritable treasure trove for researchers and policy makers, the database also has darker potential – from automating blacklisting to creating new and systemic barriers to access to justice. Our scrutiny of existing legal safeguards, from anonymity orders to equality law and data protection, finds a number of gaps, which threaten to make the principle of open justice as embodied in the current publication regime inimical to equal access to justice.

司法公开原则是法治的组成部分：它要求公开法律程序，包括公布判决。自 2017 年以来，英国政府在在线存储库中系统地发布了一审就业法庭的裁决。虽然对于研究人员和政策制定者来说是一个名副其实的宝库，但该数据库还具有更暗的潜力——从自动列入黑名单到为诉诸司法创造新的系统性障碍。我们对现有法律保障措施的审查，从匿名令到平等法和数据保护，发现了许多漏洞，这些漏洞可能使当前出版制度中体现的公开正义原则不利于平等获得正义。