Sunderland City Council v MacPherson [2024] EWCOP 8

Imprisonment for contempt A sentence of three months' imprisonment was imposed for posts on Facebook and X in breach of an injunction, with a previously suspended sentence of 28 days made immediate, to run consecutively. The defendant was in France so would have to return to England for any warrant of committal to be executed.

Essex

This case has been summarised on page 39 of 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 137B, March 2024).

External links

• Judicary.uk: transcript. This is the original approved transcript of judgment with the original neutral citation number of [2024] EWCOP 71 (T3)^B (the [2024] EWCOP 8^B version has been edited slightly).

CASES DATABASE

Full judgment: BAILII

Subject(s):

• Contempt of court cases🔍 Older contempt of court cases can still be found in Category:Other capacity cases

Date: 22/1/24🔍

Court: Court of Protection🔍

Judicial history:

• MacPherson v Sunderland City Council [2024] EWCA Civ 1579 (appeal)
• Sunderland City Council v MacPherson [2024] EWCOP 8 (imprisonment)
• MacPherson v Sunderland City Council [2023] EWCA Civ 574
• Sunderland City Council v Macpherson [2023] EWCOP 3
• SCC v FP [2022] EWCOP 30

Judge(s):

• Poole🔍

Parties:

• Sunderland City Council🔍
• Lioubov Macpherson🔍

Citation number(s):

• [2024] EWCOP 8^B
• [2024] EWCOP 71 (T3)^B

What links here:

• SCC v FP [2022] EWCOP 30
• 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 137B, March 2024)
• MacPherson v Sunderland City Council [2023] EWCA Civ 574
• MacPherson v Sunderland City Council [2024] EWCA Civ 1579

Published: 6/12/24 22:18

Cached: 2025-01-31 17:30:11