What are the phases of contempt proceedings?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Canada (National Revenue) v. Gregory Clyde Humphreys operating as Wayfarer Technologies, 2008 FC 38 (CanLII):
The Court of Appeal has made it clear in Warman v. Winnicki, 2007 FCA 52, that contempt proceedings have at least two distinct phases. The first is the finding of contempt and if so found, a further hearing on sentencing.
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