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A family member has taken out 2 credit cards in my name and spent £20k - LocalSolicitors.com

A family member has taken out 2 credit cards in my name and has spent about 20k. I contacted the fraud dept of both credit cards and 

Contempt of court refers to interfering with the administration of justice through acts or omissions. This means that any person who disobeys a court's authority, encourage disrespect for a court or impedes the court's ability to complete its job can be found to be in contempt of court.

There are two types of contempt that are recognised in UK law, criminal contempt and civil contempt. Civil contempt of court most commonly refers to people who do not honour the terms of a court order. Criminal contempt of court would be the case for instances where an individual disrupts court proceedings during a trial by shouting or causing a disturbance.

Contempt of court can be either direct or indirect. Direct contempt refers to actions that occur when inside the court, most often during court proceedings. Indirect contempt of court makes reference to acts of contempt that take place outside of the presence of the court.

Civil contempt of court usually ends upon the person who is in contempt complying with the terms of the court order or upon the resolution of the underlying case. Both civil and criminal contempt of court cases can be punishable by a fine or imprisonment in severe cases.

To avoid such a prosecution, it is vital to respect the authority of a court and abide the terms outlined in any order or process.

What is contempt of court?

I am assuming that the fine was imposed by a court and that you weren't given a penalty notice. The requirement to disclose convictions when requested in a job application is regulated by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. When the only punishment imposed is a fine, the period during which the conviction must be disclosed is 1 year (or 6 months if you were under 18). However, some jobs are exempted from the Act and it should state on the application as to whether this applies to the job you wish to apply for. The type of job usually exempted range from police officer to care worker. For these jobs the potential employer would check your record with the DBS. If the fine was the result of a penalty notice, this does not require an admission of guilt and therefore is not disclosable. The short answer is that unless the job you're applying for is exempted, you don't need to disclose it.

I have been caught shoplifting in 2014 and charged with a fine. Is it considered as a criminal offence that I need to disclose?

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A family member has taken out 2 credit cards in my name and has spent about 20k. I contacted the fraud dept of both credit cards and

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