12 May 2021
Environmental lawyer, Tim Crosland, has been given a £5,000 fine by the Supreme Court after it was alleged by the Attorney General, Michael Ellis QC, that Crosland disclosed a confidential Supreme Court decision to the news wire Press Association, in breach of an embargo, prior to the judgment being handed down.
Lexis®Library update: The judgment that Crosland was found to have disclosed related to the legality of the construction of a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The Supreme Court found that Crosland was in contempt of court by deliberately disclosing the result.
Source: Decision in the proceedings for Contempt: Mr Tim Crosland
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