In MACPHERSON v SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL ( 2025 ) EWCA Civ 1159 the Court of Appeal emphasizes that the fact that someone profoundly disagrees with a Court Order does not entitle them to choose not to comply with it : paragraph 33. A sentence of immediate imprisonment was “ plainly right “ , “ proportionate “ and “ appropriate “ , having regard to “ serious and repeated “ flouting of the Order: repeated breaches of Orders will “ almost inevitably lead to custodial sentences being passed “ : para 37.
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