Contempt and sanctions for breach

Rules and orders are there to be obeyed and there seems to be a rising tide of sanctions imposed by the courts for breach, including contempt proceedings. It even hit the national newspaper headlines in November, when the chief constable of Northamptonshire police was fined £50,000 for contempt after what he admitted was an “appalling” failure to comply with orders over four years. In this talk, Professor Dominic Regan will review:

• What is to be done where a party is in breach?
• Unless orders
• When does a sanction apply?
• What if there is no sanction in place?
• An update on the Denton criteria
• The law of contempt after the Northamptonshire police case
• Mitigation of contempt
• How the court should deal with lawyers’ use of AI in litigation
• Wasted cost orders