The Law Commission consultation on contempt of court closed in November 2024, and its conclusions will lead to a longer term debate about the need for change in this area. The wide-ranging consultation reviewed the existing law on contempt of court, considering the need for reform to improve effectiveness, consistency and coherence. The Law Commission proposed that the two-year maximum sentence for contempt should remain. As an important tool for insurers when tackling fraudulent claims, our own response to the consultation agreed with that proposition. The maximum sentence should be applied more frequently if contempt is to be used as a true deterrent, although it is apparent that while Operation Safeguard (on prison overcrowding) remains live we are unlikely to see an increase in the number of or severity of contempt sentences being applied.