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Committal proceedings can be heard by single judge in the High Court even though alleged contempt occurred before transfer from County Court (Tariq Ali v Esure Services)

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Published on: 05 January 2012
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The claimant was alleged to have caused a false statement to be made in County Court Particulars of Claim verified by a statement of truth. Following transfer to High Court, committal proceedings could be heard by a single judge in the High Court.

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