Tag Archives: s12 Human Rights Act 1998
Super-injunctions – an update
Super-injunctions are injunctions that prevent publication of the fact that the court has made an injunction. It is now clear that they will be granted only in those rare cases where publication of the order would frustrate the very purpose of the order or … read more
No injunction for local authority that failed to give notice to media
A judge has refused to make an order gagging media organisations who were not given proper notice of the application for the order. In Re Jane (a fictitious name) (A Child) [2010] EWHC 3221 (Fam) Holman J made an order … read more
Applications for privacy injunctions – when notice need not be given
In DFT v TFD [2010] EWHC 2335 (QB) Sharp J made an order to restrain publication of allegedly private and confidential information without notice having been given to either the respondent or the media. The case concerned an alleged blackmail attempt by … read more
