Whether a prisoner serving a sentence for contempt of court is subject to the same rules as to early release etc as other prisoners.
Held: ‘paragraph 5.2 of PSO 6300 is unlawful in so far as it purports to require, or is interpreted by the Prison Service as requiring, the permission of the sentencing judge to be obtained before a contempt prisoner may be granted temporary release. The permission which has to be obtained is that of the Secretary of State or his representative acting in accordance with Rule 9. ‘
References: [2008] EWHC 151 (Ch)
Links: Bailii
Judges: Henderson J
Statutes: Contempt of Court Act 1981
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
This case cites:
- See Also – Lexi Holdings Plc v Luqman and others ChD 2-Jul-2007 (, [2007] EWHC 1508 (Ch))
Application was made for the committal to prison for contempt of court by the first defendant for breaches of court orders. . . - See Also – Lexi Holdings Plc v Luqman and others ChD 19-Oct-2007 (, [2007] EWHC 2355 (Ch))
. . - See Also – Lexi Holdings Plc v Luqman and others ChD 16-Nov-2007 (, [2007] EWHC 2652 (Ch))
. . - See Also – Lexi Holdings v Luqman and others CA 6-Aug-2007 (, [2007] EWCA Civ 888)
Application for permission to appeal – granted. . . - Cited – Lexi Holdings Plc v Luqman and others CA 29-Aug-2007 (, [2007] EWCA Civ 1070)
Claim by valuers on administration of mortgage company for sums paid to the company by lenders to pay for valuations. . .
This case is cited by:
- Cited – Lexi Holdings v Luqman and Another ChD 16-Jul-2008 (, [2008] EWHC 1639 (Ch), [2008] 2 BCLC 725)
. . - See Also – Lexi Holdings Plc v Luqman and others CA 26-Feb-2009 (, [2009] EWCA Civ 117)
Attempts by company administrators to recover sums allegedly misapplied by former directors. . .
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Last Update: 22 September 2020; Ref: scu.264105