Dew v Mills-Nanyn [2022] EWHC 1925 (QB) (21 July 2022)

Dew v Mills-Nanyn [2022] EWHC 1925 (QB) (21 July 2022)

The defendant's repeated and deliberate breaches of court undertakings, constituting continued harassment and abuse, amount to contempt of court warranting a custodial sentence, but in light of mitigation, a six-month sentence is suspended for two years.

Citation
[2022] EWHC 1925 (QB)
Parties
Claimant/applicant: Scarlett Ione Dew; Defendant/respondent: Oliver Mills-Nanyn
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
21 July 2022
Procedural Posture
Contempt of Court (committal Proceedings) / Sanctions Hearing Following Admission of Contempt
Outcome
Defendant found in contempt of court; sentenced to six months' imprisonment suspended for two years; ordered to pay damages and costs.
Legal Topics
Contempt of Court, Harassment, Misuse of Private Information, Breach of Undertaking, Committal Proceedings
Civil Procedure Media and Communications Law Contempt of Court Harassment Misuse of Private Information Breach of Undertaking Committal Proceedings

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Parties

Scarlett Ione Dew

Claimant/applicant

Oliver Mills-Nanyn

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Contempt of Court (committal Proceedings) / Sanctions Hearing Following Admission of Contempt

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendant breached undertakings given to the court
  2. 2 Whether the defendant is in contempt of court
  3. 3 Appropriate sanction for contempt of court

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant's repeated and deliberate breaches of court undertakings, constituting continued harassment and abuse, amount to contempt of court warranting a custodial sentence, but in light of mitigation, a six-month sentence is suspended for two years.

Court Disposition

Defendant found in contempt of court; sentenced to six months' imprisonment suspended for two years; ordered to pay damages and costs.

Orders

  • Defendant committed to prison for six months, suspended until 19 July 2024 subject to compliance with undertakings.
  • Defendant to pay claimant £30,000 in respect of damages and legal costs incurred prior to 4 March 2021 by 16 August 2022.