Committal for Contempt of Court: Chesterfield Borough Council -v- Samantha Charlesworth
Claim Number M00DE170
In the County Court sitting at Chesterfield
11 November 2025
Before:
District Judge Wall
Between:
Chesterfield Borough Council
-v-
Samantha Charlesworth
Judgment
At a hearing in open court at the County Court sitting in Chesterfield on the 11 November 2025
And upon hearing Counsel for the applicant and a solicitor for the Defendant
And upon the defendant attending today
And upon the defendant admitting 8 breaches of the Injunction granted on the 20 March 2025
And having heard and noted submissions from both advocates
The Court determined that the defendant shall be sentenced to prison for 2 months but that imprisonment is suspended for a period of 12 months commencing today on condition that the Defendant obeys the terms of the injunction made on the 20 March 2025 and as varied on the 11 November 2025 as to the expiry date of the injunction and power of arrest.
In addition the defendant was to pay costs totalling £2,400 at the rate of £5 per week commencing 24 November 2025
Dated this 11 November 2025
District Judge Wall