| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2012] All ER (D) 144 (May) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2012] EWCA Civ 639 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Moore-Bick LJ |
| Representation | Stephen Smith QC and Tim Akkouh (instructed by Hogan Lovells International LLP) for the claimant. |
| Charles Béar QC and James Sheehan (instructed by Addleshaw Goddard LLP) for the defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 16 May 2012 |
Catchwords
Contempt of court - Committal - Appeal against committal - Claimant applying for conditions to be imposed upon contemnor's challenge against committal order - Contemnor arguing no justification for refusing to hear challenge - Whether conditions should be imposed on appeal against committal order.
The Case
Contempt of court Committal. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, held that it had been inappropriate to order that the defendant comply with certain conditions before his appeal against a committal order be heard, since to have done so would not have been in the interests of justice and would have denied him the opportunity to challenge the committal order.
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