that a number of individuals, falling within the provisions of paragraph 8(c), as
employees and officers of the claimant Council, are engaged in corruption, abuse of
power and gross misconduct in public office and telling lies.
A
11.
Ground 3 concerns an alleged breach again of paragraph 8(c) on The Bloodhound
website identifying a particular individual with a legal qualification, who is an
employee of the first claimant Council, and alleging that she has committed a serious
criminal offence and likewise makes an allegation against another employee of
participating in crime and of being a deliberately dishonest public servant.
12.
Ground 4 alleges that the defendant is guilty of breaching paragraph 8(a) of the order
by on or about 21st February 2016 sending an email to two identified councillors with
the subject matter “Conspiracy” and a reference to a Council encouraging or assisting
crime, the Mouldsworth Parish Council and in breach of the requirement not to contact
or attempt to contact any current employee or councillor of the first claimant, and in
terms, none of which fall within the exception provided by paragraph 9 of the order.
13.
Ground 5 again concerns an allegation of breach of paragraph 8(a) by emails sent to
two named councillors on or about 1st March 2016. Again, the details of the matters
raised not falling within the exceptions of paragraph 9.
14.
Likewise, ground 6 concerns, once again supported by the relevant document, an email
sent to a Council employee on or about 2nd March 2016, not falling within the
exception of paragraph 9.
15.
Ground 7 again alleges a breach of paragraph 8(a) by an email sent on or about
4th March to three named councillors, copied to four other councillors, concerning
matters not falling within the exception in paragraph 9.
16.
Ground 8 again alleges breach of paragraph 8(a), supported by the document on email,
to a particular councillor, Mr Jones, again with matters not falling within exception 9.
Once again the addressee is somebody who was a subject of the previous contempt
application, namely Councillor Jones, which led to the committal order of Mr Justice
Holroyde.
17.
In the submissions which the defendant, Mr Pickthall, made to me he squarely
admitted that he was in breach of the order of Mr Justice Holroyde in every respect
alleged. He wished to argue before me his continuing and underlying insistence that
his allegations of criminal, dishonest or corrupt conduct are true but I have not allowed
that course. This application is concerned with whether he is in breach of the
injunctions whose purpose is to prevent a repetition of these allegations. Having
considered all the evidence, and applied the relevant law as set out above, I am quite
satisfied on the criminal standard of proof that the defendant is in breach of the
injunctions of Mr Justice Holroyde, dated 1st December 2015, as alleged in each of the
eight grounds. That is my finding. In addition, the defendant so admits. There were
deliberate breaches of the order and there can be no doubt that he is once again in
contempt of court. I will now turn to questions of sentence.
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
[Hearing continues]
Apple Transcription Limited
0845 604 5642
4
1-956-2143-16/kc