Attorney General v Connolly
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 27 January 1947 |
| Date | 27 January 1947 |
| Court | High Court |
(H.C.),
Attorney-General
and
Connolly
Newspaper publication of comment on murder trial then at hearing - Scandalising the Court - Interfering with administration of justice - Motion to attach writer of article - Jurisdiction of High Court -Constitutional right to trial by jury - Constitutional status of Special Criminal Court -Constitution of 1937, Arts. 34, 38.
The High Court has full jurisdiction under Art. 34, s. 3 of the Constitution to deal with contempt of Court by the summary procedure of...
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Health and Service Executive v L.N.
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2 books & journal articles
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Some reflections on the law of contempt
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Criticising judges in Ireland
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