Perjury or not perjury?

  • February 16, 2012 6:35 PM GMT

    This is for UK people:

     

    If a solicitor make false statements in a statement presented to court is it perjury?

     

     

  • February 16, 2012 9:57 PM GMT
    The solicitor is not under oath, so would be very doubtfull if he would be comitted for perjury, but if he knowingly makes fales representation to a court he could be held in contempt, Aslo depending on the statement could be construed as misrepresentation of a clients interest