“…As was also said in Griffin v Griffin EWCA Civ 119, [2000] 2 FLR 44, at [21] by Hale LJ (as she then was), with whom Simon Brown LJ (as he then was) agreed:…”
“…rt’s power to commit to prison for contempt of court is derived from its inherent jurisdiction, under both CPR 81 and CPR 71. As expressed in Griffin v Griffin [2000] 2 FLR 44, at p.48, by Hale LJ (as she then was), the power to commit to prison for contempt is a “common-law power which has never been fully regulated by statute or ev…”