The defendant sought to appeal against an order for his committal for contempt of court. He had been ordered to publish a retraction of his accusations, but had refused.
Held: The order stood: ‘all of us are required to obey orders of the court which forbid publication or require retraction of that which hitherto has been published. And it is no answer to persist in saying that ‘all I want to say is to tell the truth’. ‘
Judges:
Moore-Bick, Moses, Munby LJJ
Citations:
[2010] EWCA Civ 769
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Defamation, Contempt of Court
Updated: 21 August 2022; Ref: scu.420683