Catalogue description Official Solicitor: Contempt of Court Cases

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Details of J 129
Reference: J 129
Title: Official Solicitor: Contempt of Court Cases
Description:

Selected case papers arising from applications by the Official Solicitor to the courts for the release from prison of persons committed for contempt.

In addition to correspondence with prison authorities, solicitors, etc the files also contain copies of documents connected with the earlier court proceedings for which the person concerned was imprisoned. They include such material as affidavits, exhibits, orders, etc.
Date: 1963-1987
Arrangement:

The records are arranged in date order down to J 129/95, but thereafter have been added as transferred, irrespective of date.
Related material:

For some earlier reports of the Official Solicitor in connection with contempt of court cases see J 93
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 153 file(s)
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

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