Committal of the defendant was applied for under an allegation that he had committed a grave criminal contempt in having published a judgment issued in private in children proceedings. Though the defendant made other allegations, the facts alleged were admitted. He refused to give reasons for wanting to call two witnesses, and had left the court.
Held: The judgment was in proceedings which under the rules were to be held in chambers. The breach was shown.
Citations:
[2005] EWHC 414 (Admin), [2005] Fam Law 854, [2006] 1 FLR 93
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Contempt of Court
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.224536