Source:	All England Reporter
Publisher Citation:	[2012] All ER (D) 116 (Jan)
Court:	Queen's Bench Division, Divisional Court
Judge:	Lord Judge CJ, Hallett LJ and Openshaw J
Representation	Dominic Grieve QC and Louis Mably for the Attorney General.
	Charles Parry and Amy Berry (instructed by Direct Access) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates:	23 January 2012

Catchwords

Contempt of court - Criminal contempt - Contempt committed 'in connection with ... criminal proceedings' - Defendant being a juror sitting on M's trial - Defendant researching M on internet and discovering M having previous conviction - Defendant informing rest of jury about M's previous conviction - Attorney General prosecuting defendant for contempt of court - Whether contempt made out.

The Case

Contempt of court Criminal contempt. The Divisional Court, in determining the Attorney General's application under the Rules of the Supreme Court, Order 52, for the committal of the defendant for contempt of court, found that the defendant's contempt was proved to the criminal standard.

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