AG v Dodds [2023] JRC 256 (14 December 2023)
Mr Dodds committed contempt by recording proceedings, but mitigating factors including lack of deliberate contempt, no dissemination, age, and hearing difficulties justified a financial penalty rather than imprisonment.
- Citation
- [2023] JRC 256
- Parties
- Defendant: Mr Dodds
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 14 December 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Contempt of Court / Sentencing
- Outcome
- fine imposed
- Legal Topics
- Contempt of Court, Use of Mobile Phones in Court, Recording Court Proceedings
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Parties
Mr Dodds
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Contempt of Court / Sentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether Mr Dodds committed contempt of court by recording proceedings
- 2 Appropriate penalty for contempt
Ratio Decidendi
Mr Dodds committed contempt by recording proceedings, but mitigating factors including lack of deliberate contempt, no dissemination, age, and hearing difficulties justified a financial penalty rather than imprisonment.
Court Disposition
fine imposed
Orders
- Mr Dodds to pay a fine of £400 today
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