Tommy Robinson faces fresh contempt of court claim for alleged High Court breach
Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, allegedly breached an injunction barring him from repeating libellous allegations between June and July this year.
A new contempt of court application has been lodged against Tommy Robinson over alleged breaches of a High Court order from 2021, the Attorney General's Office has said.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was served via his personal X account today (August 28) after the application was lodged with the High Court on August 19. He was also served via his email address on August 21.
A spokesperson from the Attorney General's Office said the contempt application relates to actions by Robinson during June and July which are alleged to have breached the terms of an order imposed by the High Court on July 22, 2021, preventing him from repeating libellous statements.
The first contempt application is still active and both applications will be heard in the High Court on October 28. The order came after Robinson lost a legal battle against a Syrian refugee who had sued him for libel.
Robinson had been due in court on July 29 in relation to a libel case involving Jamal Hijazi. The Syrian won £100,000 in damages in July 2021 after Robinson failed to convince the High Court his claims against Mr Hijazi were true.
The right-wing activist was first served with contempt proceedings in June, with the Solicitor General telling a previous court hearing Robinson "knowingly" breached the order by having "published, caused, authorised or procured" a film titled Silenced in May last year.
It is also claimed Robinson repeated the allegations banned by the injunction in three interviews between February and June 2023.
Silenced was then shown again at a demonstration in Trafalgar Square in July this year, which is understood to be part of the alleged breach of the order under the second contempt application.
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The day after the protest, Robinson was arrested for the "frustration" of a port stop at the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
Adam Paynter, representing Solicitor General Sarah Sackman at the hearing in July, said it was believed that following his release on unconditional bail, Robinson left the country and there "was nothing to prevent him from doing so".
Mr Justice Johnson issued a warrant for Robinson's arrest but ordered it not be carried out "until early October" to allow Robinson time to indicate that he would attend the next hearing voluntarily or to apply to "set aside" the warrant.
If a court finds a defendant in contempt of court, it can impose a prison sentence, a fine, or confiscate assets. A defendant can apply for a committal order brought against them to be discharged.
