On Tuesday, Judge Marcus Tregilgas-Davey ordered that Kendal be detained indefinitely in a hospital for mental health treatment to protect the public. The judge told him: “You were embittered by the financial divorce settlement and the very sad fact is you have allowed that to overwhelm you. In January 2024, he attempted to launch a private prosecution against Mrs Justice Arbuthnot, who was Chief Magistrate before becoming a High Court judge in the Family Division. Judge Goldspring, a colleague and friend of Judge Arbuthnot, passed Kendal’s application on to another judge, but then found he had inadvertently “triggered Mr Kendal’s deep suspicions of a judicial conspiracy”, said the prosecutor. A new restraining order was imposed on Tuesday, banning Kendal from contacting Sir Andrew, Judge Goldspring, Ms Garner, Ms Hardy and retired High Court judge Sir Nicholas Mostyn.