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Solicitor General v Holmes

[2019] EWHC 1483 (Admin)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court (Queen's Bench Division, Administrative/Divisional Court)
Year2019
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The Divisional Court has jurisdiction to deal with an application for committal for contempt in the face of the court where the trial court has chosen not to deal with the contempt itself, provided the applicant shows at least a prima facie case and that bringing proceedings is in the public interest.

Area of Law

General

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