against disclosure of the deliberations of a jury was confined to disclosure by jurors themselves and did not apply to publication of information about the jury's deliberations which had been obtained indirectly from another source.

doi:10.4324/9781843143451-149

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against disclosure of the deliberations of a jury was confined to disclosure by jurors themselves and did not apply to publication of information about the jury's deliberations which had been obtained indirectly from another source.

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ABSTRACT

Lord Lowry: My Lords, this appeal is concerned with the meaning of s 8(1) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, which reads:

Subject to subsection (2) below, it is a contempt of court to obtain, disclose or solicit any particulars of statements made, opinions expressed, arguments advanced or votes cast by members of a jury in the course of their deliberations in any legal proceedings.