Reviewed November 2019 Contempt laws protect the judicial process and a person’s right to a fair trial. For publishers contempt laws sometimes punish publication of articles that might prevent a witness giving true testimony or a jury reaching a true verdict. For contempt to be an issue there usually needs to be some sort of […]

Latest update: November 2019 Children are given legal protection when involved in legal proceedings either as a defendant, victim or witness. It is important to note, however, that the legal protection given to them only applies when they are in court, and not before. Legally, a child caught in commission of a crime, by a […]