| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2011] All ER (D) 146 (Jul) |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Ward, Richards and Hughes LJJ (judgment delivered extempore) |
| Representation | Mark Jarman and Michael Edwards for the mother. |
| Nina Bache for the local authority. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 14 July 2011 |
Catchwords
Contempt of court - Committal - Breach of court order - Period of custody - Order preventing mother from contacting children and foster carers - Mother breaching order - Mother being sentenced to six months' imprisonment - Whether sentence manifestly excessive.
The Case
Contempt of court Committal. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, reduced the mother's sentence of six months to three months for breach an injunction preventing her contacting her children and their foster carers.
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