- Applied — John Bruce v Wychavon District Council 2023-11-24
“…The leading case on sentencing in cases of contempt is Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co. Ltd v Zafar [2019] EWCA Civ 392. Although that case was concerned with a false statement of truth, the principles apply to all committals. First, it is necessary to consider culpability, to s…”
- Followed — Edward Ellis v His Majesty’s Solicitor General 2023-05-03
“…The relevant principles are set out in Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company Co. Ltd v Khan [2019] EWCA Civ 392, [2019] 1WLR 3833, reiterated by the Supreme Court in Attorney-General v Crosland [2021] 4 WLR 103. The general approach is to follow the approach of the Sente…”
- Cited — Breen & Ors. v Esso Petroleum Company Limited 2022-10-26
“…General guidance as to the approach to penalty is provided in the Court of Appeal decision in Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd v Khan [2019] EWCA Civ 392; [2019] 1 WLR 3833, paras 57 to 71. That was a case of criminal contempt consisting in the making of false statements of truth by expert witnesses. The recomme…”
- Cited — Business Mortgage Finance 4 Plc & Ors v Rizwan Hussain 2022-10-04
“…[2019] EWCA Civ 392; [2019] 1 WLR 3833, paras 57–71. That was a case of criminal contempt consisting in the making of false statements of truth by expert witnesses. The recommende…”
- Cited — Business Mortgage Finance 4 Plc & Ors v Rizwan Hussain 2022-10-04
“…[2019] EWCA Civ 392, [2019] 1 WLR 3833 and certain other authorities, the judge cited the summary of the relevant principles set out by Leech J in…”
- Cited — Korta-Haupt & Anor v Chief Constable of Essex Police 2020-07-13
“…ched a decision which was plainly wrong in that it was outside the range of decisions reasonably open to the judge: Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd v Zafar [2019] EWCA Civ 392 at [44].…”
- Cited — Nichols v Chelsea Football Club Ltd 2020-03-27
“…he Judge’s discount amounted only to 17% for all mitigating features. She refers to the decision of this court in Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co. Ltd. v Zafar [2019] EWCA Civ 392; [2019] 1 WLR 3833 at [68]:…”
- Cited — Zurich Insurance Plc v Romaine 2019-05-17
“…In the recent case of Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd v Dr Asef Zafar [2019] EWCA Civ 392, a case involving false verification of statements of truth, the Court of Appeal (Sir Terence Etherton MR, Hamblen LJ and Holroyde LJ) emphasised that:…”
- Followed — Sellers v Podstreshnyy 2019-04-10
“…Following the hearing of this appeal, this Court handed down judgment in Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company Ltd v Dr Asef Zafar [2019] EWCA Civ 392 (‘Zafar’) giving important guidance on sentencing for contempt where an expert witness had provided an expert opinion on the severity of a claimant’s injuries …”