Arlidge Eady & Smith on Contempt 4e

Arlidge Eady & Smith on Contempt 4e

By The Hon. Mr Justice Eady, A T H Smith

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Date: 14/12/2011

Code: 9780414043220

Sweet & Maxwell, UNITED KINGDOM

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Description

 
"An authoritative overview which should be a first port of call on contempt issues" – Law Society's Gazette
 
"Essential for any lawyer interested in contempt" – Solicitors Journal
 
Arlidge, Eady and Smith on Contempt is the leading authority on the law relating to both civil and criminal contempt. It provides a detailed, comprehensive and authoritative discussion of everything from the history of contempt and general principles through to the latest developments in practice and procedure.
New for this edition:
  • Discusses the issues of injunctions restricting the freedom of speech in the protection of privacy
  • Covers the development in strict liability contempt
  • Updated to include the impact of new “social media” such as “Tweeting” from the court and the capacity of the social media to undermine court orders
  • Covers the misuse of social media by jurors
  • Updated with the latest developments in court proceedings and the impact of the Family Procedure Rules and the Criminal Procedure Rules Contempt on case la
  • Discusses the issue of journalist source anonymity 
 
Jurisdiction: UK/Commonwealth
 

Features

  • Deals with contempt in both civil and criminal cases
  • Explains how the law of contempt has evolved following the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules and the Human Rights Act 1998
  • Offers in-depth coverage of the complete range of case law from the House of Lords and Supreme Court
  • Covers all the latest developments on issues such as the protection of journalists’ sources, ’John Doe’ injunctions, openness of proceedings in the family courts, and difficulty of guaranteeing a fair trial in the light of prejudicial material on the internet
  • Contains extensive coverage of Commonwealth law, in particular that of Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

Table of Contents

History of the law of contempt.
Contempt of Court: The constitutional dimensions
Distinctions between criminal and civil contempt
The statutory regime for strict liability
Contempts by publication at common law
Court orders affecting the media
Court reporting I: Restrictions under the 1981 Act
Court reporting II: Other statutory restrictions
Protection of sources
Contempt in the face of the Court
Direct interference with the administration of justice
Civil contempt
Jurisdiction
Sanctions and remedies
Practice, procedure and public funding
The law of contempt in Scotland
Appendices

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