Committee of Supply 2024 debate, Day 2: Vikram Nair on civil enforcement framework
In Parliament on Thursday (Feb 29), MP Vikram Nair asked for an update on a review of the civil enforcement framework announced the year before. The stated aim had been to make enforcement cheaper and faster. One potential change was to introduce powers to deter and punish non-compliance with court orders. Mr Nair said he would support stronger penalties for non-compliance amounting to contempt of court. However, he cautioned against additional penalties for “simple” non-compliance of - for example - an order to pay damages. He said it is currently not a crime to be unable to pay a debt or a judgment debt and “impecuniosity itself should not be punished with imprisonment”.
In Parliament on Thursday (Feb 29), MP Vikram Nair asked for an update on a review of the civil enforcement framework announced the year before. The stated aim had been to make enforcement cheaper and faster. One potential change was to introduce powers to deter and punish non-compliance with court orders. Mr Nair said he would support stronger penalties for non-compliance amounting to contempt of court. However, he cautioned against additional penalties for “simple” non-compliance of - for example - an order to pay damages. He said it is currently not a crime to be unable to pay a debt or a judgment debt and “impecuniosity itself should not be punished with imprisonment”.
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