In Re M (A Minor) (Contact Order: Committal): CA 13 Jan 1999

Contempt may be used by a circuit judge of his own motion in order to enforce a contact order but should be used in exceptional and urgent cases only, and the judge who initiates contempt proceedings should not also adjudicate on the motion for committal.

Citations:

Gazette 13-Jan-1999

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Contempt of Court, Children

Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.82019