A complaint of contempt of court was defeated by a deal in the trial which had worked to reduce any risk of prejudice.
Citations:
Times 12-May-1994
Statutes:
Contempt of Court Act 1981 1 2
Cited by:
Appeal from – Attorney General v Independent Television News and Others CA 1995
Leggatt LJ said that counsel for the Attorney General was correct when he submitted that: ‘It does not follow that because a risk had been created by the broadcast, further publication in newspapers would not create fresh and added risk of . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Contempt of Court
Updated: 18 May 2022; Ref: scu.77952
