The WLR Daily case summaries
[2019] WLR(D) 621
Court of Appeal
Jet 2 Holidays Ltd v Hughes and another
[2019] EWCA Civ 1858
2019 Oct 22; Nov 8
Sir Terence Etherton MR, Hamblen, Flaux LJJ
Contempt of court— Civil contempt— Permission to bring committal proceedings— Witness statement verified by statement of truth made before commencement of proceedings in compliance with pre-action protocol— Maker of statement never bringing proceedings for substantive relief— Whether court having jurisdiction to commit maker of statement for contempt if statement dishonest—
CPR
rr 32.14, 81.2(2(3), 81.13(1)(2), 81.18(1), Practice Direction 81, para 5.7