Musings and Snippets from a recently retired JP. I served for 31 years, mostly in west London. I was Chairman of my Bench for some years, and a member of the National Bench Chairmen's Forum All cases are based on real ones, but anonymised and composited. All opinions are those of one or more individuals. JPs swear to enforce the law of the land, whether or not they approve of it. Nothing on here constitutes legal advice.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Contempt Again
A recent comment or two have mentioned the contempt of court issue. I dealt with it here and I have little to add other than to say that the cutback in court staff often means that we have no way of dealing with disorder other than to retreat with all the dignity we can muster. A deliberate attempt to disrupt the court and interfere with justice calls for a prison sentence. Otherwise, it's best not to get too involved.
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Agreed, and that I suppose is the advantage of a mags courthouse where more than one court is sitting. Contempt in front of court A, move it next door to be dealt with.
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