Arlidge, Eady & Smith on Contempt is a comprehensive and authoritative commentary on the subject, explaining everything from the development of contempt, its origins in common law, its general principles, its various categories, and its statutory underpinnings (domestic and EU), through to the latest developments in this ever evolving area of law.
Since the last edition, there have been fundamental changes in the procedural landscape for contempt.

Contents

• History of the law of contempt
• Contempt of Court: The constitutional dimensions
• Distinctions between criminal and civil contempt
• The statutory regime for strict liability
• Contempts by publication at common law
• Court orders affecting the media
• Court reporting I: Restrictions under the 1981 Act
• Court reporting II: Other statutory restrictions
• Protection of sources
• Contempt in the face of the Court
• Direct interference with the administration of justice
• Civil contempt
• Jurisdiction
• Sanctions and remedies
• Practice, procedure and public funding
• The law of contempt in Scotland
• Appendices