In what circumstances will a judge have and must have power to deal with those who offend against it at once?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from British Columbia Government Employees Union (Re), 1983 CanLII 594 (BC SC):
In R. v. Vaillancourt Chouinard J. in the passage quoted, supra, from Morris v. Crown Office where it is said that the judge "… have and must have power to deal at once with those who offend against it".
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