Committal Proceedings in UK Law
- Committal Proceedings - Goldtrail Travel v Onur Air
- Court Of Appeal Finds Committal Proceedings Can Be Brought For False Statements Made Pre-Action
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'Rather Fail With Honour Than Succeed By Fraud'
...... That what a claimant might aver during proceedings be it in a statement of case, a schedule of damages, a witness statement ...& Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 1858the Court of Appeal has put at risk of committal for contempt those who make false witness statements which are disclosed ......
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Norwich Pharmacal Orders - Sarayiah v Williams
...... breached by the respondents and he sought to enforce the NPO by committal proceedings. The sealed NPO had required the respondents to produce "The ......
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Fraud: Court Of Appeal Expresses Contempt For Discontinuance Tactic
...... appeal against an order refusing permission to bring contempt proceedings against a Claimant who had discontinued his action. The discontinuance ... Committal proceedings were issued on 12 September 2017. The Claimant opposed the ......
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Grosvenor Chemicals v UPL Europe [2017] EWHC 1893 (Ch)
...Judge rules on committal application where "use" allegedly made of disclosed documents for ... The claimants applied for permission to bring committal proceedings against the defendants and their solicitors. The defendants had previously ......
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Fraud Claims - 2019 In Review
...... Our success last year in applying for the committal of three parties for contempt of court demonstrated that the historic and restrictive use of committal proceedings where claimants have lied in the face of the Court at trial has changed. ......
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August 2014: EU Litigation Update
English Court of Appeal Confirms Extra-Territorial Reach of Contempt Proceedings Against Foreign Company Directors: Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co. and Another v. Al Refai and Others [2014......... Court of Appeal Confirms Extra-Territorial Reach of Contempt Proceedings Against Foreign Company Directors: Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development ... extra-territorial application of legislation does not prevent a committal order being made against a foreign director of a foreign company which has ......
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Fraudulent Claims Result In Custodial Sentences
...Contempt proceedings were brought on behalf of Admiral Insurance following the failed attempt ... Historically, the vast majority of committal proceedings have involved claimants who went to trial and lied in the face ......
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Court Of Appeal Victory Preserves Justice
...... Our client, Salim Shalabayev, was a witness in contempt proceedings against his brother-in-law, Mr Ablyazov. He was present to give evidence ... to be an attempt to re-litigate an issue - the findings from the committal proceedings - which had previously been decided by another competent court ......
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