Re: Tiscali strike out application!


Jason Russell wrote:

> Funny, I just ask an honest question, and get the usual same load of
> clobbers back.

that's cos you were talking to two of the defendants.

>
> I have nothing to do with John Bunt, and he certainly has not kept me in the
> loop.
>
> Once again:
>
> Is there a website with all these documents available for the
> general public?

the only documents published anywhere have been done so illegally by
the defendants and their agents, and even then only selected documents.

>
> I've not seen anything on any newsfeeds about the upcoming case.

"priviledge"
a reporter can report (fairly) on what he sees and hears in court, if
he does so the same day and follows certain other rules, which is why
newspapers retain legal experts.

technically from the date case x has a listing date allocated until the
date it is closed it is sub judice, so publishing any documents or
suchlike is basically grounds for contempt of court.

contempt of court itself is something you want to avoid, basically if
you have done something that constitutes contempt of court, such as
refusing to answer a question like "what is your name" the beak will
give you an opportunity to change your mind, failing that you are
likely to hear "take him down" and off you go, in handcuffs...

some time later, might only be a few hours but could be a lot longer,
you're brought back in front of the same beak, and this time as well as
doing whatever you refused to, or whatever, you also have to apologise
well enough that you convince the beak you do not need to go back down
to the cells

rinse and repeat.

threaten (verbally) another witness etc on the court steps and expect a
few weeks inside, though I have heard of cases where 13 months and 24
months have been "awarded" as a first resort, usually for such things
as "don't go near your ex again" and the person does, drunk, and
repeats the behaviour that caused the initial court case.

I was actually up once as a witness to an rta and a previous case saw
someone sentenced to 6 months for his crime (fencing stolen car alloys
AFAICR) and 9 months for contempt for muttering "fucking wanker" too
loudly when the 6 month bit was said, up until then I had thought it
meant a night or two in the cells max, but that was because I assumed
it meant contempt like "I am leet, and I have contempt for your puny
deathmatch skillz" which of course it doesn't

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