Overview

• Mrs Justice Tipples sentenced Burnell-Chambers to six months in prison at the High Court for contempt of court.
• She was ordered to pay £135,000 towards the legal costs of Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust.
• Videos from festivals and surveillance showed her walking and dancing without a mobility aid, contradicting her presentations to medico-legal experts.
• Burnell-Chambers admitted she deliberately changed her presentation, accepted that her condition varies, and said her mobility is near normal on good days.
• She dropped the civil claim in 2022 after the footage emerged and is due back in court later in October for further proceedings, with up to two years’ custody available for contempt.