United Kingdom scandalising the courtadministration of justice

R v Almon (The King v Almon)

(1765) Wilmot's Notes 243; 97 ER 94

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of King's Bench

Year1765

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The superior courts possess an inherent summary power to punish, without jury trial, contempts that scandalise the court by libelling judges or the administration of justice, even where the contemnor is a stranger to any pending proceedings.

Area of Law

General

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