‘The far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months for contempt of court for repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, in breach of an injunction.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has dropped an appeal against a judge’s decision to throw out a contempt case against a woman who stood outside a climate activist trial holding a placard about jury rights.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In this article, Helen Evans KC, William Harman and Samuel Cuthbert of 4 New Square Chambers take a look at what has gone wrong with the law of contempt in proceedings involving frauds, or those embroiling professional advisers as defendants. They explain what the Law Commission is proposing to do, and consider how this will improve the present unsatisfactory state of the law.’
4 New Square, 22nd July 2024
Source: www.4newsquare.com
‘Five environmental activists who organised protests that brought part of the M25 to a standstill over four days have been jailed.’
BBC News, 18th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Drawing on a dataset of 263 contempt of court decisions, this paper examines a widespread but under-interrogated phenomenon: imprisonment for breach of injunctions. Across a wide range of contexts – from cases involving anti-social behaviour, protest, Gypsy and Traveller communities – courts across the country are using their civil contempt of court powers to imprison individuals for breaching injunctions. As the first research to date that explicitly examines this issue, the paper falls into four parts. First, it introduces the powers to make an injunction; in section 2 the courts’ powers on committal are outlined. Section 3 introduces the dataset on which this paper is based. Finally, section 4 explores the geographical distribution of cases, sentencing decisions, and the representation of defendants in these proceedings. We identify significant disparities in the application and enforcement of injunctions, raising critical questions about legal practices, fairness and equality. We advocate for ongoing academic research in this area.’
Legal Studies, 1st July 2024
Source: www.cambridge.org
‘Today, the Law Commission publishes a consultation paper reviewing the law on contempt of court.’
Law Commission, 9th July 2024
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
‘A High Court judge has allowed a McKenzie Friend to exercise rights of audience in supporting a defendant facing an order that could lead to a jail sentence for contempt being activated.’
Legal Futures, 27th June 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A fee earner who sent confidential information to his personal email address days before leaving his firm has been given an ultimatum to show the material had been deleted in compliance with a court order.’
Law Society's Gazette, 21st June 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A fee-earner who has not complied with a court order to return documents taken from his former law firm has been handed a four-month suspended jail sentence for contempt.’
Legal Futures, 21st June 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In Landmark Space Limited v Chilambe [2024] EWHC 987 (KB), the High Court considered the circumstances in which applicants would be given permission to pursue contempt proceedings, and commit respondents to prison, for knowingly making false statements in an affidavit.’
Henderson Chambers, 2nd May 2024
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
‘Forest of Dean District Council has started to demolish and remove a 10,000 soft cinema and bowling alley built without permission in a lengthy case that has seen a man jailed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Aman has been jailed for three years for assaulting a judge during a hearing in a family court case in an incident which raised national concerns about court security.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th June 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The government’s most senior law officer is to appeal against a decision not to allow a contempt of court action against climate campaigner Trudi Warner for holding a placard on the rights of jurors outside a British court, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This article addresses ‘Hadkinson’ orders (Hadkinson v Hadkinson [1952] All ER 567), in light of several recent cases handed down over a short period of time, highlighting the potential limitations as to their availability, namely:
– Williams v Williams [2023] EWHC 3098 (Fam) – Moor J
– WX v HX [2023] EWFC 279 – Recorder Day
– L v O [2024] EWFC 6 – Cobb J
– Re Z (No 5) (Enforcement) [2024] EWFC 44 – Cobb J’
Financial Remedies Journal, 17th April 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘A doctor who went to jail after a series of climate protests has been taken off the medical register for five months – and still faces being permanently struck off. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) – the disciplinary arm of the General Medical Council (GMC) – suspended Dr Sarah Benn on Tuesday, having found last week that her fitness to practise as a doctor had been impaired by reason of misconduct.’
The Guardian, 23rd April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A convicted sex offender accidentally given access by a law firm to a vulnerable child’s confidential information has been jailed for six months for not complying with court orders to delete it.’
Legal Futures, 16th April 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Further to the Tribunal Decision The Revd Canon Richard Peers, 21 March 2024, de Mestre Ch. issued a Ruling on paragraph 309 Clergy Discipline Measure 2003: Code of Practice concerning the possession and use of documents relating to the proceedings by third parties and the provision of these documents to them by the Complainant, 8 April 2024.’
Law & Religion UK, 11th April 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘The minister for veterans’ affairs, Johnny Mercer, has been given 10 days to reveal the source of allegations British troops engaged in war crimes in Afghanistan, or face a potential prison sentence.’
The Guardian, 26th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Defendant was sentenced yesterday to 22 months immediate imprisonment in respect of a vast array of contempts of court, including dealing and dissipating assets in breach of a worldwide freezing order, providing inaccurate ancillary asset disclosure inflating his true asset position, providing false affidavit evidence seeking to justify dissipation, and 59 breaches of the standard form weekly living allowance.’
Wilberforce Chambers, 21st February 2024
Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk
‘A man who took a “light-hearted” picture of his brother in a court dock has been jailed for six months.’
BBC News, 28th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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