United Kingdom contemptabuse of processforgery

COPA v Wright

[2024] EWHC 3315 (Ch)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice (Chancery Division)

Year2024

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Bringing and pursuing litigation on a knowingly false factual premise, supported by forged documents, is a serious contempt of court and abuse of process punishable by committal, even where the claim has already been dismissed.

Area of Law

General

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