Family analysis: In His Majesty’s Solicitor General v Wong, Mr Justice Cobb considered an application made by His Majesty's Solicitor General seeking the committal of the defendant for contempt of court. It was alleged that the defendant had made a covert audio recording of a court hearing in adoption proceedings in the Family Court, which he then gave (with associated documents) to another individual, intending to publish them on YouTube. Caroline Korah, partner at Vardags, and Jemima Kearney, solicitor at Vardags, examine the issues.
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