The applicant sought the committal for contempt of the respondent for making what was said to have been a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth without having an honest belief in its truth. The applicant was under investigation by the Serious Organised Crime Agency, and the respondent was their employee undertaing financial investigations.
Held: Though there were serious weakness in the procedures and the statement was in effect false, the court was not satisfied to the requisite standard that the defendant had not had an honest belief in his statement.
Judges:
Langstaff J
Citations:
[2017] EWHC EWHC 570 (QB)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Contempt of Court
Updated: 24 March 2022; Ref: scu.581311