Pullen v Joiner

In *Pullen v Joiner*, the applicant sought orders for contempt against the respondents for alleged failure to comply with a court order. The applicant also sought orders that the Information Commissioner or another independent person scrutinise documents and files held by the respondents. The application was heard by Judge Jarrett.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the respondents had wilfully failed to comply with the existing court order. A secondary issue concerned the applicant's request for an independent person to scrutinise the respondents' documents and files.

Judge Jarrett found that there was no evidence of wilful non-compliance with the court order. The court determined that the respondents had taken reasonable steps to comply with the order, and therefore, the threshold for contempt was not met. Consequently, the application for contempt was dismissed. The court also dismissed the application for an independent person to scrutinise the documents and files.