| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2006] All ER (D) 287 (Oct) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2006] EWHC 2653 (Ch) |
| Court: | Chancery Division |
| Judge: | Lawrence Collins J |
| Representation | Peter Shaw (instructed by Boyes Turner) for the company. |
| Julian Gun Cuninghame (instructed by Dean Thomas & Co) for the first defendant. | |
| William Hibbert (instructed by Dean Thomas & Co) for the fourth defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 25 October 2006 |
Catchwords
Contempt of court - Committal - Application - Company applying for committal of first and fourth defendants for breach of freezing order - Whether fourth defendant having knowledge of existence of freezing orders at material time.
The Case
The burden was on the company to establish the facts constituting an alleged contempt beyond a reasonable doubt. The person against whom an order was made was liable for contempt of court if he acted in breach of the order after having notice of it, and a third party would also be liable if he knowingly assisted in the breach.
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