We find the legal definition of contempt at bataspinoy.wordpress.com most enlightening. Contempt of court is simply refusing to respect the judgment of a court. Bataspinoy further spells it out by distinguishing between direct and indirect contempt. In so many words, spitting on a piece of paper with a judgment on it is indirect contempt, while spitting on a judge is kinda direct and to the point.
Now, silly old men show the best examples. You will find the full text here -- the announcement saying that the notice of closure of PSBA QC was never received by a useless Board. Take a moment to let it all sink in.
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And that is how you do it. And remember to cite the case number. Put your address too. These guys are really the best.
But a couple of questions come to mind. It is a good thing the letters sgd. don't mean a thing, but can we also respectfully disrespect it? If you were a lawyer, wouldn't you love clients like these two? Tabassam Raza's innocence as a bystander may have been questionable before, but isn't he sort of party to the crime now that he is singled out by name?
And finally, if you are asking for it, is it still called contempt?
Maybe it's just one of those gifts that keep on giving.
Someone got carried away. – Ed.
UPDATE: In the Writ of Injunction issued by Judge Catherine Manodon on 7 November 2013, this kind of behavior merely "indicates bad faith", no more, no less. We stand corrected, until events prove otherwise. Still, the notice on PSBA.EDU is still up, continuing the "bad faith" behavior. Will it finally turn to contempt? Abangan ang susunod na kabanata.
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