What is the nature of a civil contempt offence?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from FIC Real Estate Fund Ltd v Lennie, 2014 ABQB 105 (CanLII):
Civil contempt is certainly in the nature of a public welfare offence. The underlying purpose for the civil contempt power is discussed in para. 31 of Koerner v. Capital Health Authority: The purpose of a court’s civil contempt power is to achieve compliance with court orders and to uphold the court’s authority...
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