QRT v JBE

QRT v JBE

The contempt application failed to comply with the mandatory requirements of CPR 81.4(2)(h) by not specifying the alleged acts of contempt with sufficient clarity, and even if the alleged facts were proved, they would not amount to a breach of the injunction or related orders. The Defendant did not breach the injunction by providing his own document to a third party, nor was there a restriction on identifying the Claimant in the operative order.

Parties
Claimant: QRT; Defendant: JBE
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
20 October 2022
Procedural Posture
Contempt Application (civil) / Directions Hearing and Determination of Contempt Application
Outcome
Contempt application dismissed
Legal Topics
Contempt of Court, Interim Injunctions, Anonymity Orders, Reporting Restrictions, Misuse of Private Information
Civil Procedure Media Law Injunctions Contempt of Court Interim Injunctions Anonymity Orders Reporting Restrictions Misuse of Private Information

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Parties

QRT

Claimant

JBE

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Contempt Application (civil) / Directions Hearing and Determination of Contempt Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the contempt application complies with CPR 81.4(2)(h)
  2. 2 Whether the Defendant breached the terms of the interim injunction or related orders
  3. 3 Whether the Defendant's actions constituted contempt of court

Ratio Decidendi

The contempt application failed to comply with the mandatory requirements of CPR 81.4(2)(h) by not specifying the alleged acts of contempt with sufficient clarity, and even if the alleged facts were proved, they would not amount to a breach of the injunction or related orders. The Defendant did not breach the injunction by providing his own document to a third party, nor was there a restriction on identifying the Claimant in the operative order.

Court Disposition

Contempt application dismissed

Orders

  • The contempt application is dismissed for non-compliance with CPR 81.4(2)(h) and lack of substantive merit.
  • A transcript of the judgment must be provided to the attorneys in the US proceedings and to Ms Chicotsky to correct any misapprehension as to the effect of the English court's orders.