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Effect of a wrong procedure in committal proceedings for contempt

Effect of committal proceedings for contempt

Effect of failure to effect personal service of Forms 48 and 49 on the person sought to be committed

Effect of filing a supplementary affidavit to an application for contempt without the leave of court

Elements of a charge of contempt

Nature of contempt proceedings

Requirements that an applicant to a contempt application should satisfy

The essence of issuing Forms 48 and 49 in contempt proceedings

The principle that an application in competent proceedings must establish a prima facie case of contempt before a court can invite a Respondent to open a defence

The purpose of contempt proceedings

Ways of commencing contempt proceedings

When a committal proceeding will be said to be pending before the trial court

Whether a contemnor must personally answer to the charge against him

Whether a contempt application is a substantive matter

Whether a person sought to be committed for contempt must respond formally to the application

Whether Form 49 can be signed by a legal practitioner

Whether Forms 48 and 49 must be served personally

Whether it is proper to serve a committal application on the company as opposed to the directors or officers

Whether the court can make an order of its own motion against a person to show cause why the person should not be committed for contempt of court

Whether the procedure of committal will lie where the order of the court is one for the payment of money

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