Rogers v Wills [2025] EWHC 1524 (Ch) (20 June 2025)

Rogers v Wills [2025] EWHC 1524 (Ch) (20 June 2025)

No deliberate breach by the claimant or her husband; the error was inadvertent and no real harm resulted. The court accepts apologies and assurances, and will take no further action, but warns that future breaches may not be treated so leniently.

Citation
[2025] EWHC 1524 (Ch)
Parties
Claimant: Bernadette Rogers; Defendant: Andrew Wills
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
20 June 2025
Procedural Posture
Property, Trusts and Probate / Post Judgment, Consideration of Embargo Breach
Outcome
No further action taken; breach acknowledged but excused due to lack of intent and harm.
Legal Topics
Embargoed Judgments, Confidentiality, Contempt Reporting
Civil Procedure Contempt of Court Embargoed Judgments Confidentiality Contempt Reporting

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Parties

Bernadette Rogers

Claimant

Andrew Wills

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Property, Trusts and Probate / Post Judgment, Consideration of Embargo Breach

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant and her husband breached the embargo on the draft judgment
  2. 2 Whether any further steps should be taken by the court in response to the breach

Ratio Decidendi

No deliberate breach by the claimant or her husband; the error was inadvertent and no real harm resulted. The court accepts apologies and assurances, and will take no further action, but warns that future breaches may not be treated so leniently.

Court Disposition

No further action taken; breach acknowledged but excused due to lack of intent and harm.