2005 November 18

Mallard v. Shirley, 2005 ABQB 858

The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench found a non-party in civil contempt of Court in part for distributing a private confidential KPMG Interim Report (copied to the litigation parties pursuant to an Anton Piller Order) by-email to numerous other non-parties, without first obtaining leave of the Court. In the particular circumstances of this case, the Court found that this publication by e-mails was a violation of the sub judice rule, and presented a real risk of interference with the due administration of justice.