A Supreme Court judge in the Bahamas has issued an arrest warrant for fashion mogul Peter Nygard for his failure to appear for sentencing on a contempt conviction.
Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson issued the warrant Monday following a hearing in Nassau, Bahamas, where Nygard, 78, was to have been sentenced for two breaches of a court injunction prohibiting dredging activity at his Lyford Cay property.
Jay Prober, Nygard’s Winnipeg-based lawyer, confirmed the arrest warrant had been issued but explained that an appeal has been filed.
Prober said Nygard, who is in Winnipeg, was too ill to travel and the arrest warrant was unnecessary and unfair given his medical condition.
“It was totally unnecessary and beyond the court’s jurisdiction, as far as we’re concerned,” Prober told the Free Press. “We’ve already appealed this and we expect the Court of Appeal will quash the warrant.” https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/nygard-appeals-bahamas-arrest-warrant-on-contempt-conviction-504995962.html
