Contempt in the Face of the Court in UK Law
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The Jury's Out - Contempt And Intimidation
... ... and retired social worker. She faces contempt of court charges for ... allegedly holding a sign directed at jurors outside a ... The retiree may be prosecuted for "contempt in the face of ... the court attempting to influence the jury." The case has been ... ...
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Insurance: Claimants Presenting Misleading Claims In Contempt Of Court
... ... Instead, the ... insurer is generally forced to rely on the courts' case ... management powers. The fact that the insured could face a criminal ... conviction (and, in the worst cases, a custodial sentence) if a ... fraudulent claim is brought or indeed a fraudulent document is ... ...
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Summons Discharged In A Breach Of Embargo Contempt Case (Wright v McCormack)
...Dispute Resolution analysis: The Divisional Court has rejected a ... number of legal arguments made on behalf of a litigant ... The Court ... concluded that Dr Wright had a case to answer on the face of the ... report and dismissed the suggestion that the report's contents ... ...
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The Source of the Problem - Section 10 Contempt of Court Act 1981
... ... it sounds, and journalists who have given guarantees to their sources often find themselves in a terrible dilemma - betray them or potentially face a prison sentence for contempt. In 1989, Bill Goodwin, a young journalist on Engineer magazine began a seven year legal battle to protect his source ... ...
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Tell The Truth Or Face The Consequences: False Statements Of Truth
... ... , of failing to tell the truth can be severe, as the High Court recently confirmed in Stobart Group Ltd and others v Elliott [2013] EWHC ... - notably that a party can make an application for proceedings for contempt of court against an individual who makes, or causes to be made, a false ... ...
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Amendments To The Civil Procedure Rules Bring Mandatory Changes To Statements Of Truth
... ... signed) understands that proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against anyone who makes, ... which the statement was given (for example face to face, by telephone or through an interpreter) ... ...
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No Disclosure, No Liberty!
... ... CIS nationals, people have been held in contempt of court for failing to disclose information ... fighting extradition to Russia in order to face fraud charges ... Another example of this ... ...
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Barclays Becomes First UK Bank To Receive Ring-Fencing Approval (Pinsent Masons Banks Briefing: April 2018)
... ... to receive ring-fencing approval A UK High Court judge has given Barclays the go-ahead to complete ... PISPs and AISPs to face complaints-handling duties All businesses active ... Supreme Court: actions in contempt of court can be 'unlawful means' Multiple ... ...
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At Her Majesty‘s Pleasure? Directors of ‘can pay, won‘t pay’ award debtors face the prospect of an extended stay in England should they choose to defy a receivership order granted by the English Court in aid of enforcement.
The grant by Males J of an order for the appointment of receivers by way of equitable execution in relation to foreign assets held by two arbitration award debtors, Unitech Limited (”Unitech”) and ...... ... equitable execution, if necessary backed up by sanctions for contempt, is responsive to ... this policy and, while not unfettered, ought not to be unduly restricted by rigid expressions ... of principle ... ...
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Fraudulent Claims Result In Custodial Sentences
...Contempt proceedings were brought on behalf of Admiral ... statement mitigated against the offence the Court still handed down custodial sentences to all ... claimants who went to trial and lied in the face of the Court. In this instance, none of the three ... ...
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