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It is alleged this behaviour caused panicked barristers to prioritise the judge's cases over others, leading to delays for others.

At the start of a day-long appeal hearing on Thursday, barristers said the "extremely high-profile nature of the issue" could be damaging for the asylum accommodation programme.

But that was also lifted on Thursday that barristers representing both the MoD and a group of media organisations reached a compromise that meant journalists could report the additional facts.

In trials like this, involving serious charges, a defendant would typically have two barristers representing them.

Their barristers said their own children were thriving - they wanted to offer her the same love and care.