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Canadian Imperial Bank of Canada v Batessa: 21 Apr 1993

Where a breach was alleged of a freezing order made as to assets below a certain minimum, the onus of establishing that assets existed fell on the putative contemnor.

Citations:

Unreported, 21 April 1993

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedGreat Future International Limited and Others v Sealand Housing Corporation and Others ChD 19-Jan-2004
Committal of defendants was sought for breach of freezing orders in respect of their assets below a certain minimum.
Held: There was an evidential but not legal burden on the alleged contemnor to establish that his assets exceeded the minimum . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Contempt of Court

Updated: 26 November 2022; Ref: scu.194670

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