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Series
Official Solicitor: Contempt of Court Cases
Catalogue reference: J 129
What's it about?
J 129
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...
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J 129
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Title (The name of the record)
- Official Solicitor: Contempt of Court Cases
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Date (When the record was created)
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1963-1987
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Description (What the record is about)
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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.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The records are arranged in date order down to J 129/95, but thereafter have been added as transferred, irrespective of date.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For some earlier reports of the Official Solicitor in connection with contempt of court cases see J 93
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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153 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Prisons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9737/
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Official Solicitor: Contempt of Court Cases
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