IN THE MATTER OF PROCEEDINGS AGAINST AN ATTORNEY-AT-LAW FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT… – sllr 1993 volume 1 page 243

Brief
In the case between The Bar Association (Party A) and a respondent Attorney-at-Law (Party B), the issue considered was whether the respondent, by altering the date on a petition and making a false or misleading statement regarding the listing of an application for leave to proceed, had intentionally deceived the Court. It was determined that the respondent’s actions, including suppressing material facts about the listing date, were calculated to interfere with the administration of justice, thereby amounting to criminal contempt. The conviction for contempt and imposition of a fine relied on the findings of inconsistent evidence, registry testimony, and established precedents, reinforcing the principle that any act intended to mislead the Court and obstruct justice constitutes contem