The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas, has issued a new “Practice Direction: Committal for Contempt of Court – Open Court” [pdf] which applies to all courts in England and Wales. it introduces strict rules designed to ensure open justice, providing that all committal hearings “shall be listed and heard in public” [5]. Read the rest of this entry »
Practice Direction: Committal for Contempt of Court, Open Court
1 04 2015Comments : 1 Comment »
Tags: Committal, Contempt of Court, Open Justice, Practice Direction
Categories : Legal
