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N'djosse v Adeyeye [2026] EWHC 981 (Fam) (20 April 2026)
The court found the defendant in contempt for failing to take steps to return a child to France and for non-payment of ordered sums, imposing 12 months' immediate imprisonment.
The Court of Appeal allowed an appeal from committal proceedings, holding that refusal to adjourn for legal aid and representation was procedurally unfair.
Davies v Lettington [2026] EWCA Civ 364 (27 March 2026)
The Court of Appeal allowed an appeal in a civil committal case, holding that the judge wrongly refused an adjournment to let the appellant obtain legal representation.
AF v RM [2026] EWFC 105 (B) (09 March 2026)
The court found AF in contempt for breaching a child arrangements order by sending confidential documents and trying to contact the children via schoolchildren.
Stonewater Ltd v Harry Mitchell & Anor [2026] EWCC 17 (25 February 2026)
The County Court sentenced Harry Mitchell to six weeks’ custody, suspended for the duration of an injunction, after finding two deliberate breaches causing harassment and distress.
Given the seriousness of the respondent's contempt, the lack of meaningful progress towards compliance, and the aggravating context of child removal, only an immediate custodial sentence of six months' imprisonment is appropriate. The respondent is also ordered to pay specified costs and a lump sum to facilitate the applicant's legal representation in Nigeria.
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Collardeau v Fuchs (Contempt of Court: Sentencing) [2026] EWFC 44 (11 February 2026)
In this family contempt sentencing, the court found Michael Fuchs had breached an order by selling prohibited property, but imposed no separate penalty and ordered £100,000 costs.
The defendant's deliberate and continued breach of court orders, despite opportunities to comply and mitigation advanced, is sufficiently serious to warrant a custodial sentence for contempt, but the sentence is suspended due to his mental and physical health vulnerabilities and other mitigating factors.
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D, Re (Contempt: Sentencing) [2025] EWHC 3475 (Fam) (16 December 2025)
The High Court sentenced a father for contempt after he deliberately failed to comply with family court orders requiring consent for the mother and child to travel.
Sahota & Anor v Newman [2025] EWHC 3620 (Ch) (26 November 2025)
A High Court judge adjourned a committal application, issued an order requiring the defendant to attend, and granted a bench warrant after alleged non-compliance with a freezing order.
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