Contempt of Court

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 5 July 2011.

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Photo of Edward Garnier Edward Garnier The Solicitor-General 2:30, 5 July 2011

Let me confess: I do not tweet, nor do I have a Facebook account; perhaps the hon. Lady is not terribly surprised by that. In the relationship between social media and the law of contempt, the principle and the issues are exactly the same. The means of communicating may have evolved, but the principles we need to apply to ensure that the due administration of justice is not impeded or prejudiced remain the same for talking over the garden fence as for exchanging information through modern internet and social media.