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
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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