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Att.-Gen. v BBC

[1981] A.C. 303 (HL)
JurisdictionHong Kong
Year1981
Statusunclear

Key Principle

CFI's protective jurisdiction over inferior courts — what counts as an inferior court

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — O.52 committal

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