Borrie and Lowe: The Law of Contempt Fourth edition (Part of the Butterworths Common Law Series)

Description

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 thoroughly revised and updated to include new chapters incorporating the Human Rights Act 1998, the Children Young Persons Act 1933 and the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999.

Publisher: LexisNexis UK

Table of Contents

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


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