Woman wins legal judgement forbidding anyone from sharing her photos online – The Independent

Posted January 11th, 2012 in injunctions, internet, news, photography, privacy by sally

“A woman who had sexually explicit self-portraits uploaded onto the internet after her mobile phone was stolen has won a landmark legal judgement forbidding anyone from sharing the photos online.”

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The Independent, 10th January 2012

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Imogen Thomas speaks of ‘nightmare’ as she is cleared of blackmail accusations – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 16th, 2011 in blackmail, injunctions, media, news, privacy by tracey

“The Big Brother contestant won an eight-month legal battle when the High Court in London heard Manchester United player Giggs, 38, now accepts she never wanted to reveal private details.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2011

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Terror asset-freezing laws ‘intrusive and humiliating’ – The Guardian

Posted December 15th, 2011 in freezing injunctions, legislation, news, reports, terrorism by sally

“Asset-freezing powers that are exercised under counter-terrorism legislation are ‘an intrusive and humiliating experience’ for a number of British citizens, the government’s independent reviewer of anti-terror laws has warned in a report.”

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The Guardian, 15th December 2011

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Cusack v Harrow London Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted December 9th, 2011 in footpaths, injunctions, law reports, road safety, roads by tracey

Cusack v Harrow London Borough Council: [2011] EWCA Civ 1514;  [2011] WLR (D)  357

“A highway authority had power under section 66(2) of the Highways Act 1980, but not under section 80, to erect posts so as to prevent vehicular access to a frontager’s forecourt in order to safeguard users of the highway. If the highway authority exercised that power the frontager would become entitled to compensation under section 66(8) of the 1980 Act.”

WLR Daily, 7th December 2011

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Birmingham University gets high court injunction against sit-in protesters – The Guardian

Posted December 8th, 2011 in demonstrations, injunctions, news, universities by tracey

“One of the biggest universities in the UK has obtained a high court injunction that criminalises all occupation-style protests on its 250-acre campus for the next 12 months, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 8th December 2011

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Privacy case numbers soar – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted December 5th, 2011 in injunctions, news, privacy, statistics by sally

“The number of public figures using privacy arguments has more than doubled over the past year as the controversy over the use of injunctions has grown, according to research from legal publisher Sweet & Maxwell.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 5th December 2011

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Court injunction prohibits media harassment of mother and baby – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 28th, 2011 in harassment, injunctions, media, news by sally

“The UK High Court has banned paparazzi photographers and other media from harassing an actor’s baby and her mother.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 25th November 2011

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Host of Solicitors from Hell-style sites appear following court action – The Lawyer

Posted November 23rd, 2011 in defamation, injunctions, internet, Law Society, news, solicitors by sally

“The Law Society spent roughly £150,000 on shutting down the website Solicitors from Hell but faces a latest setback as it has emerged that similar websites attacking UK firms are appearing online, with some said to be hosted abroad to protect them from the British authorities.”

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The Lawyer, 22nd November 2011

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Chandlers contempt action due against Sky News – BBC News

Posted November 21st, 2011 in contempt of court, injunctions, kidnapping, media, news by tracey

“The High Court has allowed a contempt of court action against Sky News over its coverage of kidnapped Britons Paul and Rachel Chandler.”

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BBC News, 21st November 2011

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Hugh Grant baby court injunction reasons outlined – BBC News

Posted November 18th, 2011 in children, harassment, injunctions, media, news, obtaining property by deception, privacy by tracey

“An injunction was granted to the mother of actor Hugh Grant’s baby because paparazzi were making her life ‘unbearable’, a judge has explained.”

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BBC News, 18th November 2011

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Solicitors from Hell website forced offline – The Lawyer

Posted November 16th, 2011 in defamation, injunctions, internet, news, solicitors by sally

“Solicitors from Hell founder Rick Kordowski has given up his legal battle against the Law Society after Mr Justice Tugendhat granted the body injunctive relief and ordered the site to be taken offline.”

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The Lawyer, 16th November 2011

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Basildon Council wins travellers court order – The Independent

Posted November 8th, 2011 in injunctions, local government, news, repossession, travellers by sally

“A local authority today said it had been granted a High Court order which would prevent an ‘infamous’ illegal traveller site being reoccupied.”

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The Independent, 7th November 2011

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Canary Wharf takes legal action to keep out potential Occupy London protesters – The Guardian

Posted November 4th, 2011 in demonstrations, injunctions, news by tracey

“The owner of Canary Wharf, home to some of Britain’s biggest banks, has taken out injunctions to stop camps being set up by protesters targeting the City of London.”

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The Guardian, 3rd November 2011

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St Paul’s suspends legal action against protesters – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 2nd, 2011 in Church of England, demonstrations, injunctions, news by michael

“St Paul’s Cathedral has suspended legal action against the protest camp on its doorstep following the resignation of two senior members of its clergy.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2011

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St Paul’s seeks injunction to evict Occupy London camp – The Guardian

Posted October 28th, 2011 in byelaws, demonstrations, injunctions, news, Office of the Public Guardian by tracey

“The City of London Corporation and St Paul’s Cathedral will seek injunctions to evict the anti-capitalist protest camp from the grounds of the historic building, as clergy prepared to celebrate its reopening with a lunchtime service.”

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The Guardian, 28th October 2011

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Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson abandons gag order on ex-wife who says they had an affair – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 27th, 2011 in injunctions, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Jeremy Clarkson, the Top Gear presenter, took out a far-reaching injunction to prevent the publication of allegations that he had an affair with his first wife while married to his second, it has emerged.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th October 2011

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More cuts: Library closure challenge fails – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 21st, 2011 in appeals, budgets, children, injunctions, judicial review, libraries, local government, news by sally

“The duty to provide library services for children was one of the key arguments advanced by campaigners in Brent challenging the council’s decision to close 6 of its 12 libraries. Reliance was placed upon section 7 of the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964. This requires local authorities to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 20th October 2011

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Financial Services Authority v Sinaloa Gold plc and others (Barclays Bank plc intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted October 20th, 2011 in appeals, damages, financial regulation, injunctions, law reports, undertakings by tracey

Financial Services Authority v Sinaloa Gold plc and others (Barclays Bank plc intervening) [2011] EWCA Civ 1158;  [2011] WLR (D)  295

“When obtaining an injunction the Financial Services Authority should not normally be required to give an undertaking in damages to third parties, beyond an undertaking to cover the costs incurred in complying with the injunction.”

WLR Daily, 18th october 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Carter-Ruck’s take on the Trafigura story: who guards the Guardian? – Legal Week

“In the last three years The Guardian has published over 200 articles relating to Trafigura, the vast majority of which have referred to the ‘super-injunction’ which the company obtained against the newspaper and to Carter-Ruck’s apparent attempts to gag the reporting of Parliament. Despite this saturation coverage, some questions remain unanswered.”

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Legal Week, 17th October 2011

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Lady Gaga wins injunction against Lady Goo Goo – The Guardian

Posted October 14th, 2011 in injunctions, media, news, trade marks by tracey

“Lady Gaga may call her fans ‘little monsters’ but it appears she has no love for Moshi Monsters, after taking legal action in an effort to stop the children’s social network using an animated character, singer Lady Goo Goo. The Paparazzi singer gained an interim injunction against the parent company of the wildly popular Moshi Monsters, banning Lady Goo Goo from performing songs on YouTube, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 13th October 2011

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