Acts of contempt of court in proceedings before a county court which was neither in the face of the court, nor directly in breach of a judgment or order could only be punished by the QBD.
Citations:
[1985] 1 WLR 1143
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – In re G (a Child) (Contempt: Committal) CA 10-Apr-2003
The appellant had been made subject to a suspended committal to prison. He was involved with children proceedings, and had published details on the Internet which would make the social worker traceable.
Held: Where a contempt was not committed . .
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Contempt of Court
Updated: 28 May 2022; Ref: scu.181898