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Mavin v Wyatt [2026] EWCA Civ 585 (08 May 2026)
The Court of Appeal reduced and re-imposed a contempt sentence to 6 months’ imprisonment for Lee Mavin’s fraudulent use of the Breathing Space scheme.
The High Court found Sophie Fleming in contempt for breaching anti-harassment injunctions by failing to remove and continuing to publish posts alleging fraud and misconduct.
The High Court found Trevor Hadjimina in contempt for breaching a planning injunction by continuing unauthorised works at 19 Relf Road, and imposed a 6-month custodial sentence.
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.
The breach of the court order was serious but, given full compliance with financial obligations, payment of substantial costs, and the context, no separate penalty for contempt is appropriate; costs are summarily assessed.
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Greensquare Accord Ltd v Carlmain [2026] EWCC 16 (20 February 2026)
The court found a defendant in contempt for breaching a civil injunction, imposed 18 days' imprisonment suspended for six months, and extended the injunction.
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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Chief Constable of Northumbria Police v Liddle [2026] EWCC 7 (16 January 2026)
The court sentenced Tanya Louise Liddle to 119 days' custody for admitted breaches of a civil injunction, giving credit for early admissions and excluding conduct already punished criminally.
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.
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