The leading authority in its field, Borrie and Lowe is a comprehensive statement of the law relating to criminal and civil contempt of court. Regularly cited in the Courts, this substantial and authoritative title is also highly regarded by members of the press.
Now in its fourth edition, the work has been throughly revised and updated to include new chapters incorporating the Human Rights Act 1998, the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 and the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999.
Preface by Lord Justice Sedley, Royal Court of Justice;
PART 1 - OVERVIEW;
1. Introduction ;
2. Constitutional context;
3. Internet and globalisation;
PART 2 - STRICT LIABILITY;
4. Overview 1981 Act (include common law);
5. Criminal contempt;
6. Civil contempt;
PART 3 - REPORTING THE COURTS;
7. Criminal;
8. Civil;
9. Family;
PART 4 - INTERFERENCE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE;
10. Interference with witnesses;
11. Scandalising the court;
12. Misconduct in court;
PART 5 -CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS;
13. Bringing contempt proceedings;
14. Responsibility for contempt by publication;
PART 6 - BREACH OF COURT ORDERS;
15. Breach of specific court orders;
PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS;
16. Journalist source;
17. Tribunals of inquiry;
18. The future;
Appendix;
Contempt of Court Act 1981
Ian Cram
Ian Cram (General Editor), Leeds University; Preface by Lord Justice Sedley, Royal Court of Justice; Richard Munden, Barrister, 5 Raymond Buildings; Prof Richard Stone, Lincoln University; Prof Helen Fenwick, Prof Gavin Phillipson, Durham University; Dr Andrew Scott, LSE; Howard Johnson, University of Bangor; Amali de Silva, Partner, Wiggin LLP; Professor Susan S. M. Edwards, University of Buckingham; Caroline Kelly, Jennifer Robinson, Finers Stephens Innocent LLP; Nick Taylor, Leeds University
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