Can a contemnor be convicted of contempt for disregarding a court order to deliver business records?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Echostar Communications Corporation v. Rodgers, 2010 ONSC 2164 (CanLII):
Cumming J. awarded a six-month prison sentence for contempt where the contemnor disregarded a court order to deliver business records and prepare an inventory of the business records. Sussex v. Sylvester, supra at para. 85
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