Douherty v The Chief Constable of Essex Police [2019] EWCA Civ 55

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…

MR JUSTICE GREEN: 1.     There is before the court an appeal against a finding of contempt and an order for imprisonment and sentence. The appeal is as of right pursuant to section 13 of the Administration of Justice Act 1960. 2.     On 12 August 2016, at the Crown Court at Nottingham, the appellant admitted…