Misery thy name is Westminster #Assange 
Court 3 again, but that will be sufficient to deal with today's crowd. #Assange
We're in court. This will be quick and uneventful, unless Gareth wants to say something. There will be a videolink w Belmarsh. Turning phone off now. #Assange
Back. Gareth raised issues of not having access to her client in Belmarsh. #Assange
There have been problems scheduling lawyer client interviews for the past few weeks. #Assange
There is a summary document that gives details of the issues the defence wants to raise, including 20-25 witnesses and other evidence. #Assange
Gareth has not been able to discuss this with her client. He is not aware of some of the underlying evidence that has emerged recently. #Assange
There is a video interview for Monday but the only other date Belmarsh has made available is the 18th - that's the deadline for defence evidence. #Assange
In response DJ Baraitser reminded counsel that she has no jurisdiction about what happens at Belmarsh, but made a statement about the desirability of #Assange having adequate access to counsel.
Gareth Peirce invited Baraitser to make a separate visiting room in the healthcare wing available for legal visits - as is happening in an unrelated case, after direction from the relevant judge. #Assange
DJ Baraitser said that she hoped that despite the access issues that #Assange's counsel would be able to “serve at least some of the evidence" so that the case management hearing on the 19th can be meaningful.
Baraitser also asked for advanced notice of defence applications to be made on the 19th. #Assange
Finally, DJ Baraitser asked Gareth Peirce if it would help if Julian #Assange were presented in person on the 19th in order to facilitate a meeting afterwards. Peirce declined saying that "It's a difficult claustrophobic journey from Belmarsh"
Julian was looking a bit worse than on his last video appearance on 18/11. Visibly depressed, slumped shoulders. He had his arms crossed with hands inside his sleeves throughout. Maybe he was cold. #Assange
He answered questions without long delays in response though and was paying careful attention through the hearing. #Assange
There was a weird moment early on when the clerk asked him to confirm that he was a Swedish citizen. Julian was a bit confused by that, not no more than anyone else in the courtroom. #Assange
For clarity's sake “Gareth " in this thread refers to Gareth Peirce, Julian's solicitor who was representing him at today's hearing.
Baraitser's comment in court (which she said she hoped would be sufficient to resolve the access issues): "I have no desire to stand in the way of lawyers having adequate access to their client. It is clearly in the interests of justice for them to do so." #Assange
