Manchester City Council v Mclaughlin and Another: CA 5 Apr 2000

Proceedings were taken to commit a litigant for failure to obey a mandatory injunction for the demolition of property erected in breach of planning legislation. A mistake had been made as to the date of the order on which notice of motion was based. The notice had been corrected. It was held that the motion and committal remained valid. The meaning of the order had not been altered, and was quite clear. The original date was actually the date from which the order had in any event begun.

Citations:

Times 05-Apr-2000

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Litigation Practice, Contempt of Court

Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.83370