Weavabel Group Limited (respondent) v Christie (appellant)
Tuesday 8 April 2025
By Appellant’s Notice filed on the 21 November 2024, this is an appeal against the order of Mr Justice Cotter, sitting in the King’s Bench Division, dated 1 November 2024.
The Defendant (D) appeals against the suspended committal order made by Mr Justice Cotter whereby the judge ruled that D be committed to HM Prison Leeds for 14 days to be suspended for 12 months. D was ordered to pay costs on indemnity basis and to make an interim payment
The judge was satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that D was guilty of certain contempt of court in failing to comply with an undertakings he had given to the court not to make any derogatory comments about the Claimant, and six named individuals in his family.
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