Teighmore Ltd & Anor v Bone & Ors [2019] EWHC 2962 (QB) (21 October 2019)

Teighmore Ltd & Anor v Bone & Ors [2019] EWHC 2962 (QB) (21 October 2019)

Mr King-Thompson's breach of the injunction was deliberate, knowing, and contumacious, causing harm to public interest, security, and public disruption; immediate custody is necessary and proportionate given high culpability and aggravating factors.

Citation
[2019] EWHC 2962
Parties
Claimant/applicant: Teighmore Limited; Claimant/applicant: LBQ Fielden Limited; Defendant: Ian David Bone; Defendant: Persons Unknown Entering In Or Remaining At The Shard Or Shard Place Without The Claimants' Licence Or Consent; Respondent: George Henry King-Thompson
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
21 October 2019
Procedural Posture
Committal Application for Contempt of Court / Judgment and Sentencing
Outcome
Committal to detention in a Young Offenders' Institution for contempt of court.
Legal Topics
Breach of Injunction, Committal Proceedings, Sentencing for Contempt, Trespass
Civil Procedure Property Law Contempt of Court Breach of Injunction Committal Proceedings Sentencing for Contempt Trespass

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Parties

Teighmore Limited

Claimant/applicant

LBQ Fielden Limited

Claimant/applicant

Ian David Bone

Defendant

Persons Unknown Entering In Or Remaining At The Shard Or Shard Place Without The Claimants' Licence Or Consent

Defendant

George Henry King-Thompson

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Committal Application for Contempt of Court / Judgment and Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Mr King-Thompson breached the injunction knowingly and deliberately
  2. 2 Appropriate sanction for contempt of court

Ratio Decidendi

Mr King-Thompson's breach of the injunction was deliberate, knowing, and contumacious, causing harm to public interest, security, and public disruption; immediate custody is necessary and proportionate given high culpability and aggravating factors.

Court Disposition

Committal to detention in a Young Offenders' Institution for contempt of court.

Orders

  • Mr King-Thompson sentenced to 24 weeks' detention in a Young Offenders' Institution.
  • Release after serving one half of the sentence.