The peremptory committal of a solicitor for an insult was wrong. Alternatives were available.
Citations:
Times 03-Mar-1994, [1994] COD 277
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Haw and Another v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court Admn 12-Dec-2007
The defendants appealed convictions for contempt of court, on the basis of having wilfully interrupted the court. The respondent said that no appeal lay.
Held: The statute was ambiguous, and ‘there can be no good reason why a person convicted . .
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Contempt of Court
Updated: 11 June 2022; Ref: scu.88146