Wednesday 2 January 2013

Fashion Designer Nygard In Contempt of Court

Following a long court battle, Canadian fashion designed was found guilty of unlawfully removing property and amending boundaries relating to his next door neighbour's land. Louis Bacon is the owner of Point House, next door to him lives Peter Nygard who has been unable to accept that the boundaries of his own property do not rest where he wants them to.

Over the years Nygard has increasingly encroached on Louis Bacon's land, but the law had to be involved after repeated polite requests to cease were ignored. The jury sided with Mr Bacon and Nygard was ordered to cease his attempts to illegally move the boundaries of the property and to adhere to what is rightly his, and his only.

However since the ruling Nygard went one step further in his quest to oust Louis Bacon from his home by physically removing the front gates to his house, placed large stones obstructing the entrance to his house,  removed plants and coral stones from Bacon's driveway, raised the roadway by adding an additional layer of asphalt, and altered a signpost to read "To Nygard Cay".

Robert Adams, Louis Bacon's lawyer, applied for Peter Nygard to be found in contempt of court after his obvious disregard for the previous court ruling and blatant display of contempt. Justice Stephen Isaacs ruled in favour of Louis Bacon and has found Nygard in contempt. He has been ordered to spend 30 days in jail.  However he can spare himself a custodial sentence if he pays the hefty fine of $50,000 and restores the road and Bacon's land to how it was prior to the previous ruling. Nygard also needs to reimburse Point House management for any costs incurred as a result of his sabotage.

Justice Isaacs commented on his latest ruling in the case: "The steps taken by Nygard after June 13, 2012 cannot be characterized as a mistake of circumstances where he sought advice beforehand. He broke a solemn obligation to the court. If left unchecked, Nygard's conduct would tend to erode public confidence that the judiciary shall subject all parties appearing before it to the rule of law."

Louis Bacon is the founder of The Moore Charitable Foundation, a charity committed to the preservation of America's waterways and natural habitats. He is an avid conservationist and for more than 20 years has been a pinnacle part of protecting some of America's most prominent land from development and destruction, preserving it for the wildlife and local residents. He's also made substantial contributions to various other like-minded charities.

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