It is competent for Her Majesty in Council to entertain appeals against orders of courts of record overseas imposing penalties for contempt of court.
Citations:
[1936] AC 322
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Badry v The Director of Public Prosecutions PC 15-Nov-1982
(Mauritius) The applicant appealed three counts of contempt of court, arising from speeches made by him in the political debate. He had been a minister, but was subject to investigation for fraud. To found a appeal he had to show some blatant or . .
Cited – Maharaj v Attorney General for Trinidad and Tobago PC 11-Oct-1976
A judge of the High Court had committed the barrister appellant to prison for seven days for contempt in the face of the court. The barrister was granted special leave to appeal to the Board against the committal order.
Held: Allowing the . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Contempt of Court
Updated: 25 November 2022; Ref: scu.180547
