Solicitor General v Warner

Subject Matter

CONTEMPT OF COURT — Committal application — Interference with due administration of justice — Protestor with placard targeting jurors outside court building — Placard alluding to principle of jury equity — Whether protestor interfering with jurors’ right to attend court without let or hindrance — Whether instructing or encouraging jurors to discharge duties in particular way — Whether conduct constituting serious risk of/actual interference with administration of justice

[2024] EWHC 918 (KB); [2024] 2 Cr App R 19; [2024] HRLR 10; [2024] Crim LR 723, KBD

Commentary

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