Arlidge, Eady & Smith on contempt / Sir David Eady and Professor A. T. H. Smith
Imprint
London : Sweet & Maxwell, 1999
Edition
2nd ed
Descript
[cxlvii], 1191 p, ; 26 cm
CONTENT
History of the law of contempt -- Contempt of court: the constitutional dimensions -- The 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 legal aid -- Scotland and Northern Ireland