Category: injunctions

Standard Life Assurance Ltd and another v Topland Col Ltd and others – WLR Daily

Posted March 21st, 2011 in confidentiality, disclosure, injunctions, law reports, Serious Fraud Office by sally

Standard Life Assurance Ltd and another v Topland Col Ltd and others [2010] EWHC 1781 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 92

“The disclosure of information by a person to the Serious Fraud Office (‘SFO’) pursuant to the latter’s statutory powers under the Criminal Justice Act 1987 did not give rise to any implied undertaking to any court not to use the documents other than for the purposes of a prosecution, actual or potential, or any undertaking to the court not to provide them to any person other than through one of the gateways under section 3 of the Act.”

WLR Daily, judgment reissued 14th March 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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‘Hyper-injunction’ stops you talking to MP – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 21st, 2011 in health & safety, injunctions, news, parliamentary privilege by sally

“Voters are being barred from speaking to their MPs under a new generation of gagging orders known as hyper-injunctions, the House of Commons has been told.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Super-injunctions here to stay, top judge signals – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 18th, 2011 in injunctions, news, privacy by sally

“Super-injunctions will not be scrapped despite being the worst example of ‘secret justice’ for almost 400 years, the senior judge reviewing them signalled yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Anti-war protester Brian Haw loses right to camp outside parliament – The Guardian

Posted March 17th, 2011 in demonstrations, injunctions, London, news, repossession by sally

“The London mayor has won his latest bid to evict veteran peace campaigner Brian Haw from Parliament Square Gardens.”

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The Guardian, 17th March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Open Justice Unbound? – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury

Posted March 17th, 2011 in drafting, human rights, injunctions, judgments, media, private hearings, speeches by sally

Open Justice Unbound? (PDF)

Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls

Judicial Studies Board Annual Lecture, 16th March 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Government refuses to outlaw celebrity gagging orders – The Independent

Posted March 16th, 2011 in defamation, injunctions, news, privacy by sally

“Ministers have ruled out reforming Britain’s privacy laws or bringing in new legislation to stop super-injunctions silencing the media, the Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said yesterday.”

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The Independent, 16th March 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Sir Fred Goodwin, RBS chief, takes out gagging order – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 11th, 2011 in freedom of expression, injunctions, news, parliamentary privilege, private hearings by sally

“The existence of the injunction was revealed by John Hemming, a back-bench Liberal Democrat MP, during a business debate in the House of Commons yesterday morning. His comments are protected by parliamentary privilege, which means he cannot face court proceedings for revealing the injunction’s existence.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Serco Ltd (t/a Serco Docklands) v National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers; London and Birmingham Railway Ltd (t/a London Midland) v Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen – WLR Daily

Posted March 9th, 2011 in ballots, industrial action, injunctions, law reports, trade unions by sally

Serco Ltd (t/a Serco Docklands) v National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers; London and Birmingham Railway Ltd (t/a London Midland) v Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen [2011] EWCA Civ 226; [2011] WLR (D) 72

“Where a trade union proposed to take industrial action there was no obligation on the union for the purpose of section 230(2) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 to explain any more than how the lists and figures of the union membership for the ballot were reached. Therefore, where the employers complained that the ballot records sent to members working in several places of work were not accurate and the union relied on the database records of the union even though there were very minor inaccuracies in them caused by the movement of union members, such errors did not invalidate the strike decision reached by a great majority of the members who voted.”

WLR Daily, 7th March 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Council seeks more ‘gang injunctions’ – The Guardian

Posted March 7th, 2011 in gangs, injunctions, news by sally

“Southwark council, which became the first to obtain a court order against a gang member, is drawing up a list of more suspects.”

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The Guardian, 4th March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Tom Hicks wins right to pursue damages over Liverpool sale – The Guardian

Posted February 17th, 2011 in damages, injunctions, news, sport by sally

“Tom Hicks, the former Liverpool owner, has been given the chance to launch damages claims over the sale of the Premier League club after orders barring action in the United Stated were partially lifted by a high court judge in London.”

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The Guardian, 17th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Edirin Onogeta-Idogun mother jailed over ‘missing’ son – BBC News

Posted February 15th, 2011 in contempt of court, forced marriages, injunctions, news, sentencing by sally

“A London woman who sent her teenage son to their native Nigeria because she disapproved of his lifestyle has been jailed for eight months.”

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BBC News, 14th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Construction firm branded ‘complete disgrace’ by high court judge – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2011 in construction industry, contempt of court, freezing injunctions, news by sally

“CCC, which has history of British political donations, failed to comply with court orders freezing its assets.”

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The Guardian, 2nd February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Married TV personality granted gagging order – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 3rd, 2011 in anonymity, injunctions, news, privacy by sally

“A married TV personality has been granted continued anonymity by the High Court in the latest in a long line of privacy cases.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Convicted killer Eddie Gilfoyle’s gagging order lifted – BBC News

Posted January 20th, 2011 in injunctions, media, murder, news by sally

“A gagging order placed on convicted murderer Eddie Gilfoyle upon his release from jail has been lifted.”

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BBC News, 19th January 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Max Mosley’s privacy claim reaches the European court of human rights – The Guardian

Posted January 11th, 2011 in freedom of expression, human rights, injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“Max Mosley will appear in court today in a final attempt to change the law on privacy, in a case that could have far-reaching implications for the UK’s media.”

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The Guardian, 11th January 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Max Mosley’s privacy campaign reaches Strasbourg – The Guardian

Posted January 4th, 2011 in freedom of expression, human rights, injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“Max Mosley, the former president of motorsport’s governing body the FIA and winner of a famous privacy victory over the News of the World, goes to the European court of human rights next week to seek a major restraint on press freedom.”

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The Guardian, 4th January 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Powers to stop gang violence – Home Office

Posted December 17th, 2010 in gangs, injunctions, press releases by sally

“Gang injunctions’ can be used by police and local authorities from next month, minister James Brokenshire announced today.”

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Home Office, 16th December 2010

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

JSC BTA Bank v Kythreotis and others – WLR Daily

Posted December 16th, 2010 in contempt of court, freezing injunctions, law reports, third parties by sally

JSC BTA Bank v Kythreotis and others [2010] EWCA Civ 1436; [2010] WLR (D) 326

“The words ‘his assets’ in the standard form of freezing order in the Commercial Court Guide included assets which the respondent to the order held as a trustee or nominee for a third party.”

WLR Daily, 14th December 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

University goes to court to evict sit-in protesters – The Guardian

Posted December 2nd, 2010 in demonstrations, injunctions, news, universities by sally

“Students staging a sit-in at University College London in protest at a rise in tuition fees could face eviction today after university lawyers sought a court order to eject them.”

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The Guardian, 2nd December 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Footballer extends gagging order – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 24th, 2010 in anonymity, human rights, injunctions, news, privacy by sally

“A Premier League footballer who risked being unmasked by a High Court judge over details concerning his private life has lodged an eleventh hour appeal preventing himself from being identified.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk