Contempt of court and platform liability

Gone are the days when the word ‘contempt’ sent shivers down one’s spine: Madras High Court

Justice G.R. Swaminathan observes that once upon a time, compliance of court orders was a norm and defiance was an exception; but now, it is the other way round

Contempt of court and platform liability

A few months ago I wrote about the ambitiously extraterritorial reach of the Law Commission’s proposed reform of the England and Wales law on strict liability contempt (or contempt by publication, as it would be re-named). I threatened to write about the platform liability aspects of the proposals at some future date. Here it is. It’s complicated. In summary, the most significant proposed change is to introduce a single, unified standard of liab…