Arlidge, Eady & Smith on contempt / by Patricia Londono, A. T. H. Smith, The Hon. Mr Justice Eady.

London : Sweet & Maxwell,

current edition

199117

Law of contempt.

Contempt of court -- England.

Contempt of court -- Wales.

1. History of the law of contempt --I. The Common Law Courts --II. Influence of the Star Chamber --III. The Court of Chancery: the development of civil contempt --IV. Summary procedure in the eighteenth century --V. The rule against ex parte statements --VI. Other nineteenth century developments --VII. Background to the Contempt of Court Act 1981 --VIII. The Contempt of Court Act 1981 --IX. Developments since the 1981 Act: a summary --X. Issues Currently Requiring Attention in the Law of Contempt --2. Contempt of court: the constitutional dimensions --I. The continuing role of the contempt jurisdiction --II. Freedom of information and the law of contempt --III. Free press and fair trial --IV. The impact of the European convention --V. The role of the Attorney General --VI. Contempt of court and the Crown --3. The distinctions between criminal and civil contempt --I. The distinction explained --II. The juridical nature of contempt --III. Points of comparison between civil and criminal contempts --4. The statutory regime for strict liability --I. The strict liability rule --II. Restrictions on the Actus Reus of strict liability contempts --III. Categories of persons thought susceptible to influence --IV. Strict liability contempt and abuse of process --V. When are proceedings "active"? --VI. Section 7 and the Attorney General --VII. Who may be liable for publication and upon what basis? --VIII. Innocent publication or distribution --IX. The right to report court proceedings --X. Discussing public affairs --XI. What are the "defences" preserved by section 6? --5. Contempts by publication at common law --I. Questions unresolved by the 1981 Act --II. The Actus Reus --III. The mental element in common law publication contempt --IV. Is there a general defence of fair comment/public interest? --V. Scandalising the court --6. Court orders affecting the media --I. Quia Timet injunctions to restrain a contempt --II. Injunctions Contra Mundum --III. Injunctions affecting persons who are not directly bound --7. Court reporting I: restrictions under the 1981 Act

I. The common law background --II. Section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act --III. Postponement orders under Section 4(2) of the 1981 Act --8. Court reporting II: other statutory restrictions --I. Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act 1926 --II. Restrictions on publication under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 --III. Statutory anonymity for complainants of sexual offences --IV. Protection for juveniles (children and young persons): the 1933 Act --V. Anonymity and special measures for witnesses and parties --VI. Protection for family proceedings --VII. Pre-trial hearings in criminal proceedings --VIII. Postponed reports of derogatory remarks in mitigation: Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 s.58 --IX. Disclosures relating to proceedings in private --X. Employment and other tribunals --XI. Anonymity under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 --9. Protection of sources --I. The common law context --II. The general scope of section 10 --III. The Four Statutory Exceptions Further Analysed --IV. When does a journalist's refusal become contempt? --V. Should the Attorney General have a role to play? --VI. A general summary of the principles --VII. Similar policy considerations in the context of investigatory powers --10. Contempt in the face of the court --I. Introduction --II. The requirements of natural justice: article 6 --III. Disturbing proceedings in court --IV. Statutory contempts in the face --V. Improper conduct of a case --VI. Contempt committed by witnesses --VII. Contempt committed by jurors --VII. Unauthorised recording of court proceedings --VIII. Mens Rea for contempt in the face of the court --11. Direct interference with the administration of justice --I. General considerations --II. The mental element in non-publication contempts --III. Subverting the orders or procedures of the court --IV. Abusing the court's procedures --V. Failure to attend court --VI. The statutory provisions against intimidation --VII. Interference at common law: the general principles --VIII. Common law: judges, jurors and legal advisers --IX. Common law: interference with witnesses --X. Common Law: Litigants and Parties --XI. Interference with officers of the court --XII. Interference with the wardship or parens patriae jurisdiction --XIII. The secrecy attaching to jury deliberation --12. Civil contempt --I. General principles --II. The mental element for civil contempt --III. Who can be liable for civil contempt? --IV. Breaches of court orders generally --V. Freezing and search and seizure orders --VI. Breaches of undertakings --13. Jurisdiction --I. General principles --II. Superior courts of record --III. Other courts of record --IV. Magistrates' courts --V. Appellate jurisdiction --14. Sanctions and remedies --I. General introduction --II. Custodial penalties --III. Attaching a power of arrest --IV. Non-custodial sentences --V. The unavailability of financial compensation --15. Practice, procedure and public funding --I. Committal: the High Court --II. Committal in the County Court --III. Applications for sequestration --IV. Appeals procedure --V. Legal services commission: advice, assistance and representation --16. Scotland --I. Contempt in Scots law: the common law basis --II. Direct contempt involving judges --III. Misbehaviour in court --IV. Prevarication --V. Interference with evidence --VI. Media contempts --VII. Breach of interdict or undertaking --VIII. The Phillimore recommendations for Scotland --IX. The Contempt of Court Act 1981: application to Scotland --X. The Contempt of Court Act J 981: a commentary.

Arlidge, Eady & Smith on Contempt is a comprehensive and authoritative commentary on the subject, explaining everything from the development of contempt, its origins in common law, its general principles, its various categories, and its statutory underpinnings (domestic and EU), through to the latest developments in this ever evolving area of law. Since the last edition, there have been fundamental changes in the procedural landscape for contempt. - Publisher's website.

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