Spain contempt successfully defended by Amanda Dench

In the Matter of an application by Her Majesty’s Solicitor General for the committal to prison of Jennifer Marie Jones for alleged contempt of court [2013] EWHC 2579 (Fam)

Amanda Dench successfully defended an application heard by the President of the Family Division by Her Majesty’s Solicitor General for a mother’s committal to prison for alleged contempt of court for failure to comply with an order to return her children to their father in Spain.

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