Is there any case law or case law that supports the argument that a breach of the law by an individual who has committed acts of contempt of court?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R.G.A. v. K.A.C., 2011 ONCJ 278 (CanLII):
[29] . . . I am reminded, in this case, of the following passage from Attorney-General v. Harris, [1961] 1 Q.B. 74 at p. 95, per Pearce L.J.: . . . a breach with impunity by one citizen leads to a breach by other citizens, or to a general feeling that the law is unjustly partial to those who have the persistence to flout it.
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