What is the appropriate penalty for contempt of court?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Mobile Exchange, Inc. v. Moneyflow Capital Corporation, 2012 BCSC 810 (CanLII):
Turning to the issue of the appropriate penalty, as Savage J. recently said in Law Society of British Columbia v. Gorman, 2011 BCSC 1484 at para. 39, the factors to consider in sentencing for contempt include: (1) individual and general deterrence; (2) the seriousness of the offence; (3) the protection of the public; (4) the ability to pay a fine; (5) the degree of intention in the contemptuous conduct; (6) the past record and character of the contemnor; and (7) whether there are previous contempts.
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