Tommy Robinson fails to appear at High Court finances hearing
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel Tommy Robinson fails to appear at High Court finances hearing Banzai Japan Music Video Tommy Robinson has failed to appear at the High Court for questioning over his finances after losing a libel case brought against him by a teenager. The English Defence League founder, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was due to appear on Tuesday in connection with unpaid legal bills. He was successfully sued by Jamal Hijazi after the then 15-year-old was assaulted in Huddersfield in 2018. Book Novotel Hotel A High Court judge will decide whether Robinson is in contempt of court. A video of Mr Hijazi being assaulted at Almondbury Community School went viral shortly after the incident in October 2018, with Robinson claiming in two Facebook videos that Mr Hijazi was “not innocent and he violently attacks young English girls in his school”. A High Court judge later found the claims to be false, with Robinson ordered to pay more than £43,000 in legal costs. He declared bankruptcy about four months later, which the court heard has since been discharged, with Mr Hijazi’s lawyers successfully applying for an order requiring Robinson to return to the Royal Courts of Justice to answer questions about his finances. Banzai Japan Music Video Speaking on Tuesday, Judge John Dagnall found Robinson knew “perfectly well” that he was due to attend court and had emailed the court asking for his hearing to be adjourned. “It seems to me at first sight a classic situation where he has decided not to attend,” he said. Judge Dagnall said that “all I can do” is refer Robinson’s non-attendance to a High Court judge, adding: “They may, if he or she chooses to do so, hold Mr Yaxley-Lennon in contempt.” However, the judge added that any committal for contempt of court could be suspended. Book Novotel Hotel Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol
Tommy Robinson to face contempt of court proceedings 120422
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel Tommy Robinson to face contempt of court proceedings Banzai Japan Music Video Tommy Robinson has been summonsed to face contempt proceedings after he failed to attend court to answer questions over his finances. The English Defence League founder, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, missed last month’s High Court hearing. He was due to be quizzed over unpaid legal bills after he lost a libel case brought by a Syrian teenager last year. Mr Justice Nicklin said an arrest warrant could be issued if Yaxley-Lennon fails to attend court on 6 May. In an order dated last Friday, the senior judge said the defendant’s previous non-attendance was referred to him as a potential contempt of court. Book Novotel Hotel Yaxley-Lennon was successfully sued by Jamal Hijazi, a former schoolboy who was the victim of an attack at a Huddersfield school featured in a viral video. A court found Yaxley-Lennon had falsely claimed in two Facebook videos posted in October 2018 that Mr Hijazi had attacked female pupils. The defendant was ordered to pay more than £43,000 in legal costs at a preliminary hearing in November 2020, and declared bankruptcy about four months later. March’s hearing was told this was later discharged. Tommy Robinson fails to appear at court hearing Tommy Robinson pursued by creditors for up to £2m Banzai Japan Music Video Mr Hijazi’s lawyers, who successfully applied to bring Yaxley-Lennon to court to discuss his finances, claim his bankruptcy application was “not a full account of [his] assets”. Judge John Dagnell, who presided over the missed hearing, agreed the defendant “knew perfectly well” he was required to be in court and referred the case. Robinson was jailed for contempt of court in May 2018 after he livestreamed footage of defendants in a grooming gang case, in breach of a reporting ban. He served two months of a 13-month jail term before being freed upon appeal, only to be jailed again for the offence in July 2019 after the case was referred back to the Attorney General. Book Novotel Hotel Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol
Tommy Robinson leaves UK on eve of court case
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel Tommy Robinson leaves UK on eve of court case Banzai Japan Music Video A senior judge has issued an arrest warrant for far-right campaigner Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – better known by his alias Tommy Robinson – after learning he has left the country on the eve of a major legal case against him. Yaxley-Lennon left the UK by a Eurotunnel train on Sunday night, despite having been arrested by Kent Police under counter-terrorism powers. Book Novotel Hotel The 41-year-old had been due in court on Monday for allegedly breaching an order not to repeat lies about a Syrian refugee. Mr Justice Johnson has ordered the warrant not to be carried out “until early October” to give Yaxley-Lennon time to confirm he would attend the next hearing voluntarily. His departure from the UK comes after thousands of his followers gathered in central London on Saturday in his support. In July 2021, Syrian teenager Jamal Hijazi won £100,000 in damages in a major defamation battle against Yaxley-Lennon, who had falsely accused him of being a violent thug, claims that spread across social media. A judge ordered him never to repeat the lies, but last year he began repeating his claims, including in a film distributed online. Yaxley-Lennon was ordered six weeks ago to come to the High Court on Monday to answer the allegation that he had ignored the judge’s order – a serious offence known as contempt of court. Adam Payter, representing the Solicitor General, the government minister who oversees contempt of court allegations, today told Mr Justice Johnson that despite Yaxley-Lennon knowing of this morning’s case, he played the film again to his supporters on Saturday. The barrister said this public showing had been a “flagrant” and “admitted” breach of the court order not to repeat the false claims. On Sunday, the founder of the English Defence League went to the Channel Tunnel terminal at Folkestone, where police officers stopped him under counter-terrorism powers. When he allegedly refused to co-operate, he was arrested and held until 10pm before being released on unconditional bail and leaving the country. Mr Payter said: “We understand he failed to cooperate with a port stop and search. “The implication is he was attempting to leave the country and therefore was not intending to attend this hearing this morning “The information that we have is that he is not within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. He has been spending significant time outside the UK since being served with the contempt application on 13 June. “He returned for the purpose of publishing the film and sought to immediately leave the jurisdiction.” Banzai Japan Music Video The court heard the police officers who had held Yaxley-Lennon had no power to stop him leaving the UK. Mr Justice Johnson said he was “entirely satisfied” that the contempt of court application should proceed in Yaxley-Lennon’s absence. The judge issued an arrest warrant to detain the activist if, by October, he has returned to the UK but continues to refuse to cooperate. That decision to delay executing the warrant was to give him an opportunity to return and explain why he had failed to attend this morning’s hearing or to apply to have it set aside. If Yaxley-Lennon does not return, the case will be heard in his absence after 28 October – and could lead to a jail sentence. Tommy Robinson’s key convictions and other findings 2005: Jailed for assault occasioning actual bodily harm (12 months) 2011: Community order for football brawl (12 months) 2013: Travelling on another man’s passport to the USA (jailed for 10 months) 2014: Mortgage fraud (jailed for 18 months) May 2017: Contempt of Court finding, three months jail suspended for 18 months July 2019: Jailed for nine months for interfering with a grooming gang trial in Leeds. July 2021: Loses defamation case and ordered to pay Syrian refugee £100,000 July 2024: Fails to attend Contempt of Court hearing for allegedly repeating false claims about the refugee Other offences: Possession of drugs, threatening behaviour and breach of court order Book Novotel Hotel Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol