Notes: Note 8(i): The legitimacy of the judiciary depends on the public understanding of and confidence in the judicial process. Note 8(ii): The function of the judiciary fails if its proceedings are not understood. Note 8(iii): Judges are conscious of the desirability of complying with the spirit of the requirement that proceedings should take place in open court. Note 8(iv): A judge avoids unnecessary discussion in chambers (i.e. with the legal representatives in the absence of the parties) of matters that may be relevant to the merits of the case. Note 8(v): If what has happened in chambers has any effect on the proceedings, those facts are to be placed on record in open court.