Hearings
England & Wales
26 Mar 2015 [2015] 1 WLR 2195; [2015] 2 All ER 541, Sen Cts
24 Jun 2015 (Additional practice guidance) Judiciary, Sen Cts
20 Aug 2020 (Updated version) Judiciary, Sen Cts
Practice Direction (Committal for Contempt: Open Court)
Subject Matter
CONTEMPT OF COURT — Committal order — Application for — Court’s discretion to hear committal applications in private to be exercised in exceptional circumstances only — Reasons for exercising discretion to be given in open judgment — Requirements for listing of committal hearings — Mandatory requirement for name of contemnor, nature of contempt and punishment imposed to be publicly stated where finding of contempt made — Court to give written or transcribed oral judgment when making any committal decision — Judgment or transcript to be made publicly available
[2015] 1 WLR 2195; [2015] 2 All ER 541, Sen Cts
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