JOHAN DANIEL BLOMBERG v KHAN ZHI YAN

In the Protection from Harassment Court, the applicant, Johan Daniel Blomberg, applied under section 4(1)(a) of the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act for the committal of the respondent, Khan Zhi Yan, alleging six breaches of a 2021 consent protection order (DC/ORC 1737/2021) restraining her from making or filing statements or reports about him, as later varied by the High Court in HC/RAS 4/2023. The judge found that the respondent had technically breached the varied order on 3 June 2024, 6 January 2025 and 3 March 2025, but that this arose from an honest and reasonable failure to understand the full scope of her obligations under the order, such that the breaches were not wilful or contumelious and the mens rea for contempt was not established. The judge held that the applicant had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the respondent's conduct amounted to contempt of court, and dismissed the committal application.