LORD JUSTICE KEENE: On 3rd July 2006, Mr Edward Anthony Lane appeared before Deputy District Judge Hine at Gloucester Magistrates' Court for what was listed, it is said, as an abuse of process argument concerning a charge against Mr Lane of a motoring offence. A pre-trial review was to follow if the abuse argument failed. It did fail and the court then moved to commence the pre-trial review stage. As a result of what then happened, Mr Lane was warned by the judge about possible contempt of court and about the court's powers under section 12 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 ("the 1981 Act"). Eventually the judge committed Mr Lane to prison for seven days for contempt.

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