Hearings
England & Wales
02 Apr 1976 [1977] QB 32; [1976] 3 WLR 103; [1976] 2 All ER 875, CA
Weston v Central Criminal Court Courts Administrator
Subject Matter
CONTEMPT OF COURT — Solicitor — Discourtesy and breach of duty — Protest over premature listing of criminal trial — Client sent to court unrepresented — Offensive letters to court officer — Judge's direction that solicitor attend to explain conduct conveyed to solicitor by client — Solicitor not complying with direction — Whether contempt punishable by order to pay costs
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Contempt of Court in Respect of Criminal Proceedings - Forms of Contempt: Contempt by Advocates
B14.108