HM ADVOCATE Petitioner against NEWS GROUP NEWSPAPERS Ltd JACK IRVINEs and two others HM ADVOCATE Petitioner against SCOTTISH EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS LTDs and two others

JurisdictionScotland
Neutral Citation1989 SCCR 156
Year1989
Date1989
CourtUnspecified Court (Scotland)
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3 cases
  • Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd v Thomson
    • United Kingdom
    • High Court of Justiciary
    • 12 March 2009
    ...said that the words "substantial risk" were intended to exclude a risk that is only remote. In HM Advocate v News Group Newspapers Ltd 1989 SCCR 156 at p161F Lord Justice-General Emslie said that there can be no contempt unless there is some risk, greater than a minimal one, that the procee......
  • Scottish Daily Record And Sunday Mail Limited V. Procurator Fiscal, Edinburgh
    • United Kingdom
    • High Court of Justiciary
    • 12 March 2009
    ...that the words "substantial risk" were intended to exclude a risk that is only remote. In HM Advocate v News Group Newspapers Limited 1989 SCCR 156 at p161F Lord Justice-General Emslie said that there can be no contempt unless there is some risk, greater than a minimal one, that the proceed......
  • MEGRAHI v TIMES Newspapers Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • High Court of Justiciary
    • 10 August 1999
    ...(HM) v Caledonian Newspapers Ltd 1995 SLT 926 Advocate (HM) v News Group Newspapers Ltd; HM Advocate v Scottish Express Newspapers LtdUNK 1989 SCCR 156 Advocate (HM) v Scotsman Publications LtdUNK 1999 SCCR 163 Attorney General v EnglishELR [1983] 1 AC 116 Attorney General v Channel 4 Telev......

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