The Attorney General sought a finding of contempt against the defendant television company in respect of its reporting of a criminal trial. The defendant in the trial faced a charge of murder. The company broacast to the region on the morning of the trial a report saying that he had a previous conviction for murder.
Held: The company was fined andpound;25,000. It had already paid the costs thrown away as a result of the way the judge had had to deal with the matter.
Pill LJ, King J
[2008] EWHC 1984 (Admin)
Bailii
Contempt of Court Act 1981 1 2(2)
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Attorney General v Associated Newspapers Ltd and News Group Newspapers Ltd Admn 19-Jul-2011
The court considered the sentence for contempt of court by the defendant newspapers (Daily Mail and The Sun) in their online publication of a photograph which had not been cropped in the way required to avoid the prejudice complained of.
Held: . .
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Updated: 30 October 2021; Ref: scu.272752