Linwood v Andrews (1888) is a landmark case in English Law and a Common law precedent regarding making misleading submissions to a court.Linwood v. Andrews and Moove. (1888) 58 LT 612
The case related to the lawyer submitting to the court a false affidavit. Contempt in the face of court (in facie curiae) at 3.4. with the intent to deceive a court.The Annual Practice, Volume 1 (Sweet and Maxwell, 1950) page 801.T Fagbohungbe, liability of lawyer in contempt in facie curiae, 1999 Begbie, Tim. Duties of honesty and candour. Legal Briefing, No. 107, Jul 2015: 8-9. . Charles Moore was a junior Barrister in the matter between Linwood and Andrews. The court found that [he] had allowed his leader to read affidavits which he knew were untrue, and that Miss Andrews had consequently lost property of considerable value. South Wales Daily News, 22 March 1888.
The lawyer was convicted of contempt of court, and ultimately sent to prison.Mohd Aqib Aslam, Contempt By Lawyers And Its Consequence.
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