A Barnes (T/A Pool Motors) v Michael Seabrook : Mandy Hill v Agnes Gough : South Wales Fire & Rescue Service v Anthony Smith

A party in county court proceedings was entitled to ask the Divisional Court under RSC Ord.52 for a committal order against another party for alleged false statements that were verified by a statement of truth, and was not obliged to follow the procedure in PD 32 para.28 and request that the county court judge dealing with the proceedings refer the matter to the Attorney General. The court summarised the principles relevant to granting permission to apply for committal and the contents of the application.