CONTEMPT OF COURT, THE STATEMENT OF TRUTH AND THE CRIMINAL STANDARD OF PROOF: HIGH COURT DECISION FINDS CLAIMANTS IN CONTEMPT OF COURT

In Zurich Insurance Plc v Barnicoat & Anor [2020] EWHC 3127 (QB)  David Lock (QC) sitting as a Judge of the High Court considered the difficulties a party seeking an order for contempt of court faces when they do not call first-hand evidence.   He rejected an argument that the evidence establish...