Collardeau v Fuchs (Contempt of Court) [2025] EWFC 413

Mr Justice Poole has handed down the judgment in Collardeau v Fuchs (Contempt of Court) [2025] EWFC 413.

This is a long running case where the claimant wife was represented by Justin Warshaw KC and Joshua Viney, instructed by Caroline Holley and Stephanie Liddell of Farrer & Co.

The judgment addresses the technical application of Part 37, service and the retrospective waiver of procedural defects in contempt proceedings. The judge found that the defendant was in contempt of court.

Download judgment here.