Salmon LJ said: ‘The inherent power of the judges of the High Court to commit for contempt of court has existed from time immemorial . . The power exists to ensure justice shall be done. And solely to this end, it prohibits acts and words tending to obstruct the administration of justice. The public at large no less than the individual litigant have an interest and a very real interest in justice being effectively administered’.
Judges:
Salmon LJ
Citations:
[1972] 2 QB 52
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Orton v Collins and others ChD 23-Apr-2007
The court considered how a Part 36 offer could be treated as accepted when it involved an agreement to transfer land, because the offer and its acceptance would not operate under the 1989 Act.
Held: The agreement was enforceable. The Civil . .
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Contempt of Court
Updated: 14 May 2022; Ref: scu.251427
