tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018411531863285100.post8678667508464304211..comments2023-10-15T01:31:43.208-07:00Comments on South Gloucestershire Council are Crooks: On contempt of courtPete Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04172420184509249126noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018411531863285100.post-70445041840984019922014-01-23T02:59:08.835-08:002014-01-23T02:59:08.835-08:00never underestimate the level and scope of officia...never underestimate the level and scope of official 'deliberate stupidity' its a law unto itself simply because they think they are a 'law' unto themselves!bingobax@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082085566973879796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018411531863285100.post-82140639003795132162014-01-21T05:23:32.497-08:002014-01-21T05:23:32.497-08:00I think they're bluffing. I know plod are thi...I think they're bluffing. I know plod are thick but can they really be THIS thick?Pete Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172420184509249126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4018411531863285100.post-7126579347053933562014-01-19T22:43:41.637-08:002014-01-19T22:43:41.637-08:00Peter: Contempt of Court and some ammo for you to ...Peter: Contempt of Court and some ammo for you to go on the offensive with, the best form of defence is attack and they have jus unwittingly given you the means to go on the offensive using the very same i.e. Contempt of Court complaint against TPB who are seeking to interfere with the course of justice.<br /><br />Halsbury's Laws of England and Archbold are the definitive tomes on Courts and English Law, its a set of massive reads but have some choice passages:<br /><br /> OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE - E. CONTEMPT AT COMMON LAW.<br /><br />Sir John Donaldson M.R. (Master of the Rolls): "Mens rea in the law of contempt was something of a minefield. The reason was that it was wholly the creature of the common law and had developed on a case by case basis".<br /><br />Mens Rea = Intent if you can prove 'their' intent they have have demonstratedmens rea i.e. guilt.<br /><br />In Dean v. Dean [1987] F.L.R. 517, C.A. (Civ. Div.), the court said that: "Contempt of court, whether civil or criminal, is a common law misdemeanor and it had long been recognised that proceedings for contempt were criminal or quasi-criminal in nature and that the case against the alleged contemnor must be proved to the standard of criminal proof namely, beyond reasonable doubt"<br /><br /><br />"At common law, a contempt of court is an act or omission calculated to interfere with the due administration of justice: Att-Gen v. Butterworth Islands, re a special reference from [1893] A.C 138. There is no impediment to a court making a finding of contempt, when it is appropriate to do so, not against the Crown directly but against a government department or a minister of the Crown in his official capacity: M. v. Home Office and another [1993] 3 All E.R. 537, H.L"<br /><br />"" ...Lord Diplock in Att-Gen v. Times Newspapers Ltd. [1974], ante, outlines the various ways which the due administration of justice might be prejudiced: "The due administration of justice requires first that all citizens should have unhindered access to the constitutionally established courts of criminal or civil jurisdiction for the determination of disputes as their legal rights and liabilities; secondly, that they should be able to rely upon obtaining in the courts the arbitrament of a tribunal which is free from bias against any party and whose decision will be based upon those facts only that have been proved in evidence adduced before it in accordance with the procedure adopted in courts of law; and thirdly that, once the dispute has been submitted to a court of law, they should be able to rely upon there being no usurpation by any other person of the function of the court to decide according to law. Conduct which is calculated to prejudice any of these requirements or to undermine public confidence that they will be observed is contempt of court"...."<br /><br />note the last sentence, their actions in trying to thwart justice for you could and seems to me to constitue COC<br /><br />regards <br /><br />bingobax@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082085566973879796noreply@blogger.com