Great thanks a mill Fern. Best of luck tomorrow. Can't believe it's
here already....

On Sep 28, 12:00 am, Fern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I'm not the best informed person on here but I don't like to see a
> question go unanswered, so this is subject to anything that anyone
> else may wish to say on the topic.
>
> Perjury came up in Q7, October 2007 and the examiner's report on it is
> quite detailed. It says it's a common law offence and gives the
> following caselaw: AG v Oles, 2002 and Looney v Bank of Ireland SC
> Unrep. 1997. Apparently also, one could refer to the Law Reform
> Commission Report on Oaths and Affirmations, 1990 (but it's not like
> I'd have a few copies of it in the back of the wardrobe...). I would
> have very little to write on perjury, just the definition and the mens
> rea really.
>
> Unfortunately, the April 06 reports are really short for criminal. In
> my notes on scandalising the court, I have the following caselaw:The
> State (DPP) v Walsh, 1981
> and AG v Connolly, 1947. For contempt in facie curia I have: Morris v
> the Crown Court, 1970 – welsh student protests; Assaulting a witness,
> juror or judge – Mitchell v Smyth, 1894; Insulting behaviour – Ex
> parte Tanner, 1889; Attempting to persuade a witness not to attend
> court – Kelly v Deighan, 1984; Refusing to be sworn in or answer a
> question as a witness and refusal to reveal journalistic sources on
> the grounds of privilege. In re O’Kelly, 1997.
>
> On Sep 27, 6:22 pm, tiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hey
>
> > Has anyone got any relevant case laws for perjury or contempt (in
> > particular scandalising the court). My notes on it seem very minimal
> > considering it came up unmixed with other topics in April 06....
>
> > Also, are they statutory offences or ones of common law?- Hide quoted text -
>
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