Hearings
England & Wales
16 Oct 1987 [1988] 1 All ER 385; The Times, 20 October 1987, Ch D (Knox J)
Attorney-General v Observer Ltd
Additional names
Derbyshire County Council, In re An Application by
See also
Subject Matter
CONTEMPT OF COURT — Administration of justice — Interference with — Injunction restraining publication of confidential information — Confidential information contained in injuncted book — Whether public library interfering with due administration of justice if book available to public
[1988] 1 All ER 385
LOCAL GOVERNMENT — Powers — Exercise — Library authority's duty to provide efficient library service — Book subject to injunction restraining publication of confidential information — Whether duty to make books available qualified by requirement not to interfere with due administration of justice — Whether library authority interfering with due administration of justice by making injuncted book available to public — Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964, s 7
[1988] 1 All ER 385