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Contempt of Court and the Liability of Lawyers: Pertamina Energy Trading Ltd v Karaha Bodas Co LLC [2007] SGCA 10

Ang Cheng Hock

(2007) 19 SAcLJ 160

Abstract:
The doctrine of contempt of court exists primarily to safeguard the integrity of legal proceedings for the benefit of litigants and the general public. This case is of significance to practitioners because it helpfully sets out the requirements that must be established before parties and non-parties can be found liable for contempt in respect of the breach of a court order. The Court of Appeal also sets out what it thinks lawyers should do when they are uncertain as to whether a proposed course of action would be in breach of a Singapore court order.