Sub Judice Contempt in UK Law
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Striking a Balance Between the Administration of Justice and Free Speech During the Live Broadcast of a Presidential Election Petition
... ... powers, it was generally understood that he was referring to the contempt power. 5 5 Constitution (1992), Article 126 (2). It was not entirely ... of commenting on ongoing legal proceedings (also called sub judice contempt). Sub judice contempt is the common law offence of publishing ... ...
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Noticeboard
... ... should note the similarities between s. 68A(1), (2) and the Contempt of Court ... Act 1981 (UK), s. 8(1); ... the sheriff should be given ... court cases (commonly known as ‘ sub judice contempt’) and related ... procedural matters, ... the law on ... ...
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Differential or deferential to media? The effect of prejudicial publicity on judge or jury
Australian jurisdictions have increasingly moved to facilitate trial by judge alone in cases which are the subject of significant prejudicial publicity. These moves have been predicated upon the as...... ... orders, suppression orders, internet orders and the law of contempt are less effective than they once were (leaving aside concerns regarding ... They also noted that mechanisms such as sub judice contempt are adapted to dealing with individual publications, but cannot ... ...
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Alexander Horne and Gavin Drewry (ed), Parliament and the Law
... ... detailed yet accessible account of parliamentary privilege, the sub judice rule, exclusive cognisance, and contempt of Parliament (chapter two). This ... ...
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NOTES OF CASES
... ... H. w. WILKINBON. Two CASES ON CONTEMPT IN R. v. Thomson Newspapers Ltd., ex p. Att.-Gen.l contempt ... amount to a &tempt through an infrineing of &e sub judice" mle, see Miller, “ Contempt oP Court: The Sub Judice Rule \xE2" ... ...
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NOTES OF CASES
... ... 21 ... May 19771 NOTES OF CASES 343 CONTEMPT BECOMES LESS STRICT “ I base my decision on this simple ... J. Miller, " Contempt of Court: The Sub Judice Rule " C19681 Crim.L.R. 191, and Contempt of Court. 12 [I9571 ... ...
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The Internet and the First Amendment
... ... , the Court has used the strict scrutiny test in invalidating sub judice rules prohibiting the publication of information potentially prejudicial ... The Contempt of Court Act 1981 is derived from the same sort of sub judice rules ... ...
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Exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
... ... constitute "prejudice" may draw on the law relating to contempt of court, (see below). The reference to "trial" suggests a ... either civil or criminal, which are 'pending' or 'sub judice'. If there is an intention to so in- terfere, then the ... ...
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Contempt of Court
... ... proceedings were taken in the High Court several days later; there was therefore no question of interfering in a matter sub judice. It would seem that most, if not all, the previous decisions concerning criticism of a judge dealt with words that might have a ... ...
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LEGISLATION
... ... THIS Act reforms certain aspects of the law concerning contempt of court. Pleas for reform have been made regularly for many ... C~mmittee.~~ For example, in English cases the sub judice period at common law commenced when proceedings were “ pend- ... ...
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