Arlidge, Eady and Smith on Contempt 4th ed

Arlidge, Eady & Smith on Contempt is the leading authority on the law relating to civil and criminal contempt. It provides a detailed, comprehensive and authoritative discussion of the principles and procedures that make up the law in this area.

The new edition of Arlidge, Eady & Smith on Contempt provides:-

• Comprehensive and authoritative commentary on the subject of civil and criminal contempt
• Discusses the latest developments in practice, procedure and case law
• Updated coverage of the Human Rights Act and Civil Procedure Rules
• Discusses the issues of injunctions restricting the freedom of speech in the protection of privacy, and super-injunctions
• Covers developments in strict liability contempt
• Updated to include the impact of new “social media” such as “Tweeting” from court, and the capacity of the social media to undermine court orders
• Covers the misuse of social media by jurors
• Updated with the latest developments in reporting court proceedings – and the impact of the Family
• Procedure Rules and the Criminal Procedure Rules
• Covers Contempt in the Face of the Court and the Criminal Procedure Rules
• Discusses the issue of journalists and the protection of their sources