Catchwords:
CONTEMPT — Civil contempt — Breach of orders — Clarity of terms — Proper construction of consent order – Meaning of the words “pending the hearing of this matter” — Ambiguity — Whether consent order was ambiguous
Recent Cases
Henderson v Harvey [2026] NSWCA 56 (21 April 2026) (McHugh JA at [1], Griffiths AJA at [4], Harrison AJA at [76])
Catchwords:
CONTEMPT — Civil contempt — Breach of orders — Clarity of terms — Proper construction of consent order – Meaning of the words “pending the hearing of this matter” — Ambiguity — Whether consent order was ambiguous