An application was made to commit a defendant for contempt of court in failing to comply with parts of a court order.
Held: He was found to have been in contempt but the failure had been cured and no penalty beyond costs was imposed on him.
Judges:
Lasw LJ
Citations:
[2002] EWCA Civ 230
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
See Also – The Government of Sierra Leone v Davenport and others ChD 7-Nov-2003
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Cited – Wood v Collins CA 11-May-2006
W appealed a sentence (28 days suspended) for contempt of court by her estranged husband, saying it had been too lenient. The respondent had been committed for contempt of court. He had his sentence reduced on appeal. She now sought to appeal in . .
Cited – Office of Fair Trading v Miller CA 3-Feb-2009
Order must be clear to found contempt charge
The defendant appealed against a finding of contempt of court after being found to have sold defective kitchen equipment in breach of a stop order. The defendant had been previously committed for breach of the same order, and released on his . .
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Contempt of Court
Updated: 09 December 2022; Ref: scu.242939