Hearings
England & Wales
13 Jul 2020 [2020] EWHC 1868 (Ch), Ch D (Judge Johns QC sitting as a High Court judge)
27 Nov 2020 [2020] EWCA Civ 1602; [2021] Ch 180; [2021] 2 WLR 536; [2020] WLR(D) 642, CA (Lewison, Rose, Stuart-Smith LJJ)
Atkinson v Varma
Subject Matter
CONTEMPT OF COURT — Committal application — Company director
[2020] EWHC 1868 (Ch), Ch D
CONTEMPT OF COURT — Committal order — Civil contempt — Breach of court order — Whether alleged contemnor’s knowledge of breach required for finding of contempt
[2020] EWCA Civ 1602; [2021] Ch 180; [2021] 2 WLR 536; [2020] WLR(D) 642, CA
Appellate History
Atkinson v Varma [2020] EWHC 1868 (Ch), Ch D
Decision of Judge Johns QC sitting as a High Court judge reversed
Atkinson v Varma [2020] EWCA Civ 1602; [2021] Ch 180; [2021] 2 WLR 536; [2020] WLR(D) 642, CA
Commentary
Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Presence of the defendant - What must be proved
81.24