Contempt of court - scandalising the court (Paperback)

Scandalising the court is a form of contempt of court and a consultation paper (No.207 ISBN 9780118405324)) was published and ended in October 2012. An amendment to the Crime and Courts Bill designed to abolish the offence brought the Commission's consideration forward in order to produce recommendations in time to be considered within this legislative process. This report looks at the arguments for and against abolition as well the conclusions the Commission comes too.