C.J. Miller, Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Birmingham: the existing editor of three previous editions of this popular text with extensive experience of research and writing in this area over the course of a long and successful career in legal academia.David Perry QC of 6KBW is described by Legal 500 as "in the very highest rank" in his field. He has appeared in most of the important criminal appeals of recent years and is regularly instructed to appear in the Supreme Court, Privy Council, and Court of Appeal. As Treasury Counsel, he has acted in a wide range of high profile criminal trials.

• Table of Cases Table of Statutes, Regulations and Rules 1: Introduction 2: Criminal and Civil Contempt of Court 3: Procedure and Jurisdiction in Cases of Criminal Contempt 4: Contempt in the Face of the Court 5: Contempt Through Interfering with Particular Legal Proceedings: Some General Considerations 6: The Period During Which Proceedings are Sub Judice or Active 7: Contempt in Relation to Particular Criminal Proceedings 8: Contempt in Relation to Particular Civil Proceedings and Proceedings in Tribunals 9: Open Justice: Reporting Judicial Proceedings 10: Victimization of Jurors, Witnesses, and Other Persons After the Conclusion of Proceedings 11: Further Miscellaneous Catagories of Contempt 12: Civil Contempt of Court Appendices 1: Contempt of Court Act 1981 2: Selected Procedural Rules Index

C.J. Miller, Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Birmingham: the existing editor of three previous editions of this popular text with extensive experience of research and writing in this area over the course of a long and successful career in legal academia.David Perry QC of 6KBW is described by Legal 500 as "in the very highest rank" in his field. He has appeared in most of the important criminal appeals of recent years and is regularly instructed to appear in the Supreme Court, Privy Council, and Court of Appeal. As Treasury Counsel, he has acted in a wide range of high profile criminal trials.

• Table of Cases Table of Statutes, Regulations and Rules 1: Introduction 2: Criminal and Civil Contempt of Court 3: Procedure and Jurisdiction in Cases of Criminal Contempt 4: Contempt in the Face of the Court 5: Contempt Through Interfering with Particular Legal Proceedings: Some General Considerations 6: The Period During Which Proceedings are Sub Judice or Active 7: Contempt in Relation to Particular Criminal Proceedings 8: Contempt in Relation to Particular Civil Proceedings and Proceedings in Tribunals 9: Open Justice: Reporting Judicial Proceedings 10: Victimization of Jurors, Witnesses, and Other Persons After the Conclusion of Proceedings 11: Further Miscellaneous Catagories of Contempt 12: Civil Contempt of Court Appendices 1: Contempt of Court Act 1981 2: Selected Procedural Rules Index