Further, the primary purpose of sentencing in
civil contempt cases is to remedy the rights of private litigants.
Also in subpoena and
civil contempt cases the person arrested does not get a criminal record as a result (although they may get an arrest record), so there are no collateral consequences to the proceeding as there would be a criminal case.
In
civil contempt cases, and provided they are not repeat contemnors, many are given the option of purging their contempt.
Not exact matches
What is notable about the
case is that the Workers» Compensation Board sought a significant period of incarceration notwithstanding that jail sentences for
civil contempt are approached with the same reservation as jail sentences for health and safety offences.
A B.C. judge recommended Monday that the province take over the
civil prosecution as a criminal
contempt case.
«The
contempt, when it's criminal in nature, is typically reserved for
cases where there has been a failure for an effective
civil enforcement, there has been particularly egregious conduct, repeat offenders or sentences where there have been violence or damaged property,» he said.
Mark Whittaker, insurance partner at DWF, that represented Brighton and Hove, says: «It is an extremely rare
case because it is one of the few occasions where
contempt of court proceedings have been pursued in a
civil court and also as the
case only related to the witnesses involved and not to the claimant herself.»
Justice Karakatsanis: «The common law of
civil contempt requires that the respondents prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Pintea had actual knowledge of the Orders for the
case management meetings he failed to attend.
In summary, the Supreme Court's latest decision in the JSC BTA Bank litigation adds to the
civil fraud litigator's toolkit: he can now raise a claim in conspiracy founded on
contempts of court; he may be able to bring a damages claim for simple
contempt; and he can sue in England where there is a good arguable
case that a conspiracy has been hatched here.
He also has a particular interest in complex
civil fraud
cases, for both claimants and defendants, including obtaining and enforcing interim remedies, applications to commit for
contempt, and jurisdictional issues, both in England and offshore.
What is notable about the
case is that the Workers» Compensation Board sought a significant period of incarceration notwithstanding that custodial sentences for
civil contempt are approached with the same reservation as custodial sentences for health and safety offences.
The main exceptions to this general rule is that arrest warrants may issue in a
civil case (i) to compel the attendance of a witness who fails to make a timely response or appearance to a subpoena after being personally served in a timely manner with that subpoena, (ii) to compel someone to attend a quasi-criminal
contempt of court hearing, and (iii) to arrest someone who have been held in
contempt of court.
In the
case of subpoena enforcement and
civil contempt enforcement the infringement on an arrestee's right is limited in that compliance with the court's order will promptly result in the person arrested being freed.
He called my attention to the
case of Chiang (and Trustee of) v. Chiang, [2009] O.J. 41 where the Court of Appeal observed that custodial sentences for
civil contempt are rare, and that ordinarily incarceration is a sanction of last resort.
a
case involving
civil contempt of court must be filed within 14 days, beginning with the date of the refusal of permission by the court below; and
Mr. Azar's pro bono work has also included successfully persuading the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to allow a disabled prisoner's federal
civil rights
case to proceed, resulting in a published decision on a matter of first impression; assisting tenants in disputes with their landlords; and assisting a translator in defending against
contempt proceedings relating to her alleged whistleblowing about safety defects in automobiles.
Members of chambers have significant experience of
contempt proceedings including appearing in the in the recent leading
case on
civil contempt: Cavendish Square Holdings BV v Makdessi [2013] EWCA Civ 1539 & 1540 (currently on appeal to the Supreme Court).
By Andrew Feldstein Katz v. Katz, 2014 ONCA 606: This
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