An Australian Federal Court judge has rejected a request by the head of American automative company
But the fact of the matter is the richest man in the world got there with misrepresentation, lies and sinister tactics, and has had very little to do with what the marketer and self promoter claims to have achieved, generating his wealth on the ideas and work of others.
He claims to have founded
He bought
And it may be the case that his public relations team will once again successfully spin his current attack in his favour.
So, what's it all about this time?
Krupski leaked a trove of over 23,000 internal
Subsequently,
This resulted in a Federal court order (an 'injunction') forcing Leech to take the documents down.
Despite there being a court order in place,
The criminal offence of contempt of court involves intentionally engaging in conduct which had the tendency to interfere with or undermine the authority, performance or dignity of the court or those who participate in court proceedings.
Courts do not always have to issue criminal proceedings when contempt of court is alleged, with a formal warning by the judge often being the initial action to ensure compliance.
There are no maximum penalties for Federal contempt of court charges, and the Court has broad discretion in deciding an appropriate punishment, including the power to fine, imprison, order the sequestration of assets and impose a suspended sentence.
Federal Court Justice Jonathan Beach refused to issue an arrest warrant against Leech in this matter, reportedly calling the request by
His Honour noted that
Whilst Beach acknowledge that a prima facie case of contempt of court exists, he noted that the Court would follow its standard processes of issuing criminal proceedings, rather than following an arrest request from
An injunction barring Leech from sharing the leaked documents was extended for another 28 days, and the proceedings are set to continue over the following months.
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