THE “WEAPONISATION” OF APPLICATIONS TO COMMIT IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS: IT’S NOT CLEVER, IT’S NOT “TOUGH” AND IT CERTAINLY IS NOT A MARKETING TOOL

There are some interesting, and important, observations in this judgment about the use (or misuse) of applications to commit in civil proceedings. The judge felt that this case was part of a larger trend to "weaponise" contempt proceedings as part of a strategy in civil litigation. Indeed, the judge...