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Acts which constitute contempt
Categories of contempt
Circumstances where a party in contempt can be heard in a subsequent application
Condition precedent for bringing an application to commit for contempt in the National Industrial Court and effect of non-compliance
Distinction between civil and criminal contempt
Duty of a party seeking the court to punish the other party for contempt
Effect of a non-personal service of committal processes
Effect of disobedience to the enforcement of orders of a court
Effect of failure to personally serve the alleged contemnor with Forms 48 and 49
Effect of failure to serve form 48 and comply with the procedure for commencing a contempt proceeding
Effect of failure to strictly observe the form and procedure relating to contempt proceedings
Effect of imposing a sentence of one year imprisonment for contempt of court
Exceptions to the principle that a contemnor cannot be heard in a matter in which he is in contempt
Exceptions to the rule that a contemnor cannot be heard
How a charge of contempt of court should be treated
How the courts consider the question of contempt of court
How the power of a court to order commital for contempt should be exercised
How to determine whether a statement in an affidavit amounts to contempt of court
Meaning of contempt of court
Modes of commencing contempt proceedings
Nature of committal proceedings
Nature of contempt proceedings
Power of the court to punish for contempt
Procedure for dealing with contempt of court
Proper mode for commencing committal proceedings where the interference with or obstruction of a court official is alleged
Purpose of service of Forms 48 and 49
Rationale for the rule that when contempt of court is committed in facie curiae, the court can deal with it summarily
The grounds on which contempt proceedings can be initiated
The power of a superior court of record to deal with contempt in facie curiae
The principle that an applicant cannot, whilst continuing in contempt, be heard to be seeking the favour of the Court
The principle that a person in disobedience of the order of the court is precluded from being heard in respect of the matter
The principle that the offence of contempt of court is sui generis
The purpose of Form 48 in contempt proceedings
The purpose of the jurisdiction of the court in regard to contempt procedure
The rationale for punishment for contempt of court
The rule that a person in contempt cannot be heard until he has purged his contempt; exceptions
The rule that every document that is served on an alleged contemnor must have the imprimatur of the court
The rule that in contempt proceedings, there must be strict compliance with the procedural rules
What amounts to contempt of court
When a publication would be held to be contemptous to a court
Whether a company is capable of being subject to contempt charge
Whether a contemnor has the right to make his case
Whether a court can note acts of contempt of parties without more
Whether a court faced with contempt in facie curiae must always go through the motion of first specifying distinctly to the contemnor the facts it relies upon as constituting the contempt and, secondly calling on the said contemnor to show cause why it (the court) should not punish him for contempt
Whether a court will exercise its discretion in favour of a party in contempt of the court
Whether a Judge wishing to deal with a case of contempt in the face of the court summarily should put the accused in the witness box
Whether an order sentencing a party to prison for contempt is final
Whether a party in contempt can be heard on an issue touching the jurisdiction of the court
Whether a party in contempt can cite the contemptuous act of his adversary for his benefit
Whether a party in contempt of a valid decision of a Court of competent jurisdiction can use the processes of Court to further disobey such decision
Whether a party in contempt of court can seek a remedy in a higher court
Whether a party in contempt of court will be heard in any subsequent application by him
Whether a party who challenges the validity of an order made against him can be proceeded against for contempt of court
Whether a party who has appealed against an order and which he wants to be stayed can be held liable for contempt of court
Whether a person in contempt of court can be granted any reliefs while he persists in the contempt
Whether a trial Judge can compel a contemnor to give evidence
Whether contempt of court is part of an existing civil litigation or a separate cause of action
Whether every act of discourtesy amounts to contempt
Whether it is contempt of court to criticize the conduct of a judge
Whether or not superior courts have the power to punish a person for contempt notwithstanding that the acts or omissions constituting it is not defined in a written law
Whether the equitable and discretionary jurisdiction of the court can be invoked in favour of a party in contempt
Whether the issue of contempt can be resolved by the court before resolving the issue of jurisdiction
Whether the National Industrial Court can punish any party before it for contempt of court
Whether the notice of hearing to a contemnor is the equivalent of a criminal trial
Whether there must be strict observance to form and procedure in contempt proceedings
Whether the specific offence of contempt of court must be distinctly stated by the court to the contemnor if the contempt is criminal in nature
Who is a contemnor?
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