Limiting cross-examination on contempt

Phillips v Symes [2003] EWCA Civ 1769

The Court had struck out the defence and given judgment for the claimant directing an account and enquiries. On the claimant applying for orders (1) that the defendant had not complied with undertakings made during interlocutory contempt proceedings and (2) that the defendant should attend for cross-examination on his compliance affidavits, the judge directed that the defendant should attend for cross-examination generally on the matters raised in the claimant’s amended application and granted the claimant permission to bring further committal applications for contempt.