Garden Court Chambers and Rajiv Menon KC are delighted that the Court of Appeal has found in his favour and decided that the Filton trial judge did not have the power to refer him directly to the High Court to be prosecuted for contempt of court.
The Court of Appeal also found that the High Court did not have the power to accept the reference in the absence of an application by the Attorney General in the public interest.
We would like to thank all those who have supported Rajiv during this difficult time and hope that this is now the end of the matter.
This unprecedented attempted prosecution of Rajiv for contempt has wider constitutional implications.
We are extremely concerned about the chilling effect on the Bar of the state seeking to criminalise barristers for their representation of their clients. This should never be repeated.
