Hughes Jarvis Ltd v Searle [2019] EWCA Civ 1

The judge’s decision to remand the appellant in custody overnight, whilst considering contempt, was described by the Court of Appeal as a “misuse of judicial power”. Further, “the judge’s response to Mr Jarvis’s disclosure that he had spoken to somebody else while the case was adjourned overnight about a matter touching his evidence could well serve as a case study in how not to deal with such a situation.”