Attorney General v Clough
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1963 |
| Year | 1963 |
| Court | Queen's Bench Division |
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27 cases
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British Steel Corporation v Granada Television Ltd
...put that if disclosure were ordered in such cases the sources of information would dry up, the claim was firmly repelled. In Attorney-General v. Clough [1963] 1 Q.B. 773, 788, Lord Parker C.J. expressed the clear opinion that no such immunity had been recognised or existed. In Attorney-Gen......
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Bermuda Fire & Marine Insurance Company Ltd ((in Liquidation)) v BF & M Ltd and Others 1995 Civil Jur. No. 7
...QB 124 British Steel Corporation v Granada Television LtdELR [1981] AC 1096 Hunter v MannELR [1974] QB 767 Attorney General v CloughELR [1963] 1 QB 773 Minister of Home Affairs v FisherELR [1980] AC 319 Goodwin v The United Kingdom ECHR, 27 March 1996 Royal Gazette v Attorney General 1982 C......
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John Edmund Frederic Lindsay Q.C. and Peter Cecil Howell Crozier v Jeremy Warner
...was always rejected. As a result, journalists who refused to disclose their sources were punished as if for contempt of court. In Attorney-General v. Clough (1963) 1 Q.B. 773 Lord Parker C.J. imposed a sentence of six months imprisonment, and a similar sentence was upheld by this court in M......
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Science Research Council v Nassé ; Leyland Cars Ltd v Vyas
...a County Court (see D v. NSPCC (1978) AC 171, Lord Hailsham at P.225E Lord Simon of Glaisdale at pp 231-233 and compare A.G. v Clough (1963) 1 Q.B. 773). 76It is well established, that the mere fact that information or opinions have been given in confidence does not in itself confer any p......
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2 books & journal articles
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Protection Against Judicially Compelled Disclosure of the Identity of News Gatherers' Confidential Sources in Common Law Jurisdictions
...and s. 2(b) of the Charter, the strict application of theNewspaperRule becomes less important.’70 British Steel n5above;A-G vClough [1963] 1 QB 773 (CA); AG vMullholland [1963] 2 QB 477(CA);AttorneyGeneralvJack Lundin (1982)75 Cr App R 90; McGuinnessvAttorney-GeneralofVictoria(1940) 63 CLR ......
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Mauritius
...1945, s. 18C. 32. Director of Public Prosecutions v. Ahnee (1994), M.R. 24. 33. Criminal Code, s. 300. 34. Attorney Genemlv. Clough (1963), 1 Q.B. 773; Mulholland and Fosters. Attorney General (1963), 2 Q. B. 477. 35. Contempt of Court Act, 1981 s. 10. 4) Searches of Newsrooms The law regar......