CONTEMPT OF COURT – PART 1
DEFINITION: 1. Any conduct that tends to bring the authority & the administration of the law into disrespect or disregard, or to interfere with or prejudice parties, litigants, their witness during the litigation . 2. R v Gray [1900] , Lord Rusell CJ : Any act done or writing published calculated to bring a Court or a judge of the Court into contempt, or to lower his authority, is a contempt of Court. Jurisdiction to punish for contempt 1. Article 126 Federal Constitution: Federal Court/ Court of Appeal/ High Court shall have power to punish any contempt of itself. 2. S. 13 C...