contempt of court – Page 9 – Current Awareness

Application for Permission to Bring Contempt Proceedings: A Useful Illustration (Aviva IInsurance Ltd V Randive) – Zenith PI Blog

Posted December 19th, 2016 in contempt of court, costs, damages, news, personal injuries, road traffic by sally

‘In Aviva Insurance Ltd v Randive [2016] EWHC 3152 (QB). Slade J dealt with the Applicant’s application for permission to bring contempt proceedings against the Respondent. No new points of principle arise, but Slade J’s recitation of the existing principles and treatment of the issues in the case is a useful indication of how common RTA issues are treated in contempt proceedings.’

Zenith PI Blog, 15th December 2016

Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com

Ex-Britain First leader Paul Golding jailed over mosque ban – BBC News

Posted December 16th, 2016 in contempt of court, Islam, news, sentencing by sally

‘The former leader of Britain First has been jailed for breaching a court order telling him not to enter a mosque or encourage others to do so.’

BBC News, 15th December 2016

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judges criticise Court of Protection over jailing of woman for contempt – Local Government Lawyer

Posted December 14th, 2016 in contempt of court, Court of Protection, imprisonment, news by sally

‘Appeal judges have criticised the Court of Protection over a case in which a woman was jailed for contempt.’

Local Government Lawyer, 14th December 2016

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Trading standards body in court threat over cuts and statutory duties – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 11th, 2016 in consumer protection, contempt of court, local government, news, standards, trading standards by sally

‘The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has warned councils to “think carefully about their statutory duties when making cuts – or risk being hauled before the courts”.’

Local Government Lawyer, 10th October 2016

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Developments in the oversight of British Troops abroad – the Roundup – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 7th, 2016 in armed forces, Chagos Islands, compensation, contempt of court, human rights, Iraq, news, torture by sally

‘The oversight of the conduct of British soldiers in Iraq has been subject of two recent developments. The first is political, as Prime Minister Theresa May has renewed criticism of investigations into allegations of criminal behaviour of British troops. The second is legal, with the Court of Appeal offering clarification as to the role of the ECHR in conflicts abroad. However, comments by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon have since thrown into doubt the future role of the ECHR in conflicts abroad.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 5th October 2016

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Courts increasingly willing to ‘show teeth’ against those that fail to comply with disclosure orders, says expert- OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 14th, 2016 in contempt of court, disclosure, enforcement, news by sally

‘A new ruling shows that UK courts are increasingly willing to “show their teeth” in cases where people and businesses fail to comply with court orders, a civil fraud and asset recovery specialist has said.’

OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2016

Source: www.out-law.com

Insurance fraudster who tried to blame his solicitor jailed for eight months – Litigation Futures

Posted August 26th, 2016 in contempt of court, fraud, insurance, news, personal injuries, sentencing, solicitors by sally

‘A man who brought a fraudulent personal injury claim, and then tried to blame his solicitor for bringing the action without his knowledge, has been jailed for eight months for contempt of court.’

Litigation Futures, 25th August 2016

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Father of British woman ‘caged’ in Saudi Arabia must help her return to UK, judge rules – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 4th, 2016 in contempt of court, enforcement, false imprisonment, foreign jurisdictions, freedom of movement, news by Mark L

‘A father accused of “caging” his 21-year-old British daughter in Saudi Arabia after he caught her kissing a man must help her return to Swansea, a High Court judge has ruled.’

Daily Telegraph, 3rd August 2016

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Divorced helicopter pilot who refuses to leave the marital home could be jailed – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 27th, 2016 in appeals, contempt of court, debts, divorce, financial dispute resolution, housing, mental health, news, repossession, sentencing by sally

‘A helicopter pilot who barricaded himself in the home he lost in his £6m divorce will be jailed if he does not get out of the property by next week.’

Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2016

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Teenager jailed for posting murder trial images on Facebook – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2016 in contempt of court, courts, internet, news, photography, sentencing, trials, young persons by sally

‘A teenager who took photographs in court as his friend was being jailed for murder and then glorified the killer on social media has been given a 15-month sentence.’

The Guardian, 13th July 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Wrong warrants? Issues in N325 compliance – Nearly Legal

Posted July 13th, 2016 in civil procedure rules, contempt of court, damages, inquiries, landlord & tenant, mortgages, news, rent, repossession, warrants by sally

‘GCN’s Jonathan Holt sets out below the background and detail to the recent emergence of a potential argument employable by those facing a warrant for possession, whether it be as the result of rent arrears or a failure to make mortgage payments.’

Nearly Legal, 13th July 2016

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

Two jurors found guilty of contempt of court – Attorney General’s Office

Posted July 11th, 2016 in contempt of court, juries, news, sentencing by sally

‘Two jurors found guilty of contempt of court were sentenced to suspended prison terms after a hearing in the Royal Courts of Justice today.’

Attorney General’s Office, 9th July 2016

Source: www.gov.uk/ago

Landlord sentenced after admitting conspiring to defraud council – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 20th, 2016 in benefits, conspiracy, contempt of court, fraud, HM Revenue & Customs, landlord & tenant, local government, news, proceeds of crime, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘A landlord has been sentenced to 17 months in prison suspended for 12 months after she admitted conspiring to defraud a district council.’

Local Government Lawyer, 17th June 2016

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Two jurors given suspended sentences for contempt of court – BBC News

Posted June 10th, 2016 in contempt of court, juries, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘A juror who caused a criminal trial to collapse at a cost of £80,000 has been been given a nine-month suspended sentence for contempt of court.’

BBC News, 9th June 2016

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Footballer found guilty of contempt of court – Attorney General’s Office

Posted April 21st, 2016 in contempt of court, costs, personal injuries, press releases, sentencing, sport, suspended sentences by sally

‘A semi-professional footballer who was caught tweeting about playing football 24 hours after making a dishonest insurance claim for whiplash today admitted contempt of court.’

Full press release

Attorney General’s Office, 15th April 2016

Source: www.gov.uk/ago

Court heaps landmark contempt sentence on whiplash cheat – Litigation Futures

Posted April 19th, 2016 in contempt of court, costs, fraud, fundamental dishonesty, insurance, news, personal injuries, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘A semi-professional footballer who brought a fake whiplash claim has suffered twice over after a four-month suspended sentence for contempt was heaped on an £11,000 costs order for bringing a fundamentally dishonest claim.’

Litigation Futures, 19th April 2016

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Celebrity injunction: blogger defies legal threats as more papers print details – The Guardian

Posted April 13th, 2016 in appeals, contempt of court, injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

‘Attempts to silence a blogger who published the identities of a celebrity couple at the centre of a UK press injunction appear to have backfired, as newspapers in Canada and Sweden published details of the story.’

The Guardian, 13th April 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Does Art 5 entail a right to legal representation when facing prison for contempt of court? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 30th, 2016 in appeals, compensation, contempt of court, detention, human rights, injunctions, legal representation, news, undertakings by sally

‘The European Court of Human Rights has held that the detention of an individual following his breach of a civil contact order, where he had no legal representation, did not violate his rights under Article 5, ECHR (Right to Liberty and Security of Person). However, the decision not to provide compensation to the individual following a failure to provide him with a lawyer during domestic proceedings resulted in a violation of Article 6 (Right to a Fair Trial).’

UK Human Rights Blog, 30th March 2016

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Swindon Borough Council v Webb (trading as Protective Coatings) – WLR Daily

Posted March 30th, 2016 in appeals, civil procedure rules, committals, contempt of court, early release, law reports, local government, proportionality by sally

Swindon Borough Council v Webb (trading as Protective Coatings) [2016] EWCA Civ 152

‘Whilst hesitating to be prescriptive in a matter where the liberty of the subject is at stake, and where the circumstances are likely to be infinitely various, the procedure provided by CPR r 81.31 should be followed where a contemnor seeks his discharge before the expiry of his sentence (para 23).’

WLR Daily, 16th March 2016

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Judge rules on Madonna custody dispute – BBC News

Posted March 21st, 2016 in child abduction, children, contempt of court, custody, divorce, families, jurisdiction, news by sally

‘Madonna has been granted permission to end the British legal action over the custody of her 15-year-old son, Rocco.’

BBC News, 21st March 2016

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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