The purpose of orders under the section is to deal with reports of proceedings which are fair and accurate, but which should nonetheless be postponed, not with other material the publication of which might constitute a contempt of Court.
Judges:
Lord Justice General
Citations:
[2000] ScotHC 86, 2001 SLT 465
Links:
Statutes:
Contempt of Court Act 1981 4(2)
Jurisdiction:
Scotland
Cited by:
See Also – Scarsbrook Or Galbraith v Her Majesty’s Advocate HCJ 7-Jun-2001
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See Also – Scarsbrook or Galbraith v Her Majesty’s Advocate (No.2) HCJ 21-Jun-2001
The court considered the defence of diminished responsibility to a charge of murder.
Held: Lord Rodger of Earlsferry: ‘It is, of course, impossible to attempt to describe the ambit of the doctrine of diminished responsibility without even . .
Cited – Her Majesty’s Advocate v William Frederick Ian Beggs (Opinion No 1) HCJ 17-Sep-2001
The defendant complained that the publicity preceding his trial for a notorious murder would prejudice his right to a fair trial, and sought an order under the 1981 Act to delay any further publicity until after the trial, partcularly where previous . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Criminal Practice, Contempt of Court
Updated: 06 June 2022; Ref: scu.170661