Battle of the bus lanes: Addison Lee injuncted by High Court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 4th, 2012 in freedom of expression, injunctions, news, taxis, transport by tracey

“Transport for London (TfL) have succeeded in their High Court application for an injunction restraining Addison Lee Taxis from encouraging drivers to use London bus lanes. Mr Justice Eder ruled that the injunction would not breach Addison Lee Chairman John Griffin’s free expression rights.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd May 2012

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Judges allow Parliament Square tent removal – The Independent

Posted May 3rd, 2012 in demonstrations, injunctions, local government, London, news by sally

“The High Court has lifted an injunction preventing the removal of the last anti-war protest tent near the Houses of Parliament.”

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The Independent, 3rd May 2012

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A local authority and others v L – WLR Daily

Posted March 30th, 2012 in duress, elderly, injunctions, law reports, mental health, undue influence by tracey

A local authority and others v L: [2012] EWCA Civ 253;  [2012] WLR (D)  101

“The High Court’s inherent jurisdiction to protect vulnerable adults had survived the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Thus the court could act where an adult’s capacity to make decisions for herself was overborne by circumstances such as undue influence or duress which were not covered by the Act.”

WLR Daily, 28th March 2012

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Man loses privacy case over telling his wife about twins – BBC News

Posted March 29th, 2012 in blackmail, disclosure, families, harassment, injunctions, news, privacy by sally

“A businessman has failed in his High Court bid to prevent his wife being told of the birth of his twins from a secret relationship.”

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BBC News, 28th March 2012

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What can and can’t you say on Twitter? – BBC News

“A student who made racially offensive comments about footballer Fabrice Muamba on Twitter has been jailed for 56 days – the latest case where a comment made on social media has landed someone in court.”

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BBC News, 28th March 2012

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Search engines should face legal requirement to censor privacy-invasive material unless they act voluntarily, MPs say – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 28th, 2012 in complaints, injunctions, internet, media, news, ombudsmen, privacy, public interest by sally

“New legislation should be introduced to force search engines to delete privacy-invasive material from search indexes if the companies do not take action voluntarily, a committee of MPs has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th March 2012

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Privacy law not needed, says committee of MP and peers – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2012 in injunctions, news, privacy, reports, select committees by sally

“Parliament should not introduce a new privacy law, even in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World, a report says.”

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BBC News, 27th March 2012

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Privacy injunctions to get clean bill of health from parliament – The Guardian

Posted March 26th, 2012 in injunctions, media, news, parliamentary privilege, privacy, public interest by sally

“High court privacy injunctions have been given a clean bill of health by a special committee of MPs and peers which were set up in the fallout of the Ryan Giggs gagging order.”

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The Guardian, 23rd March 2012

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Ryan Giggs loses damages claim against the Sun – BBC News

Posted March 2nd, 2012 in damages, injunctions, internet, media, news, privacy by tracey

“A damages claim by Manchester United and Wales footballer Ryan Giggs against the Sun newspaper has been thrown out by a High Court judge.”

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BBC News, 2nd March 2012

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Caroline Spelman facing six-figure legal bill over bid to stop press printing story about son – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 25th, 2012 in freedom of expression, injunctions, media, news, privacy, public interest, sport by tracey

“Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman is facing a six-figure legal bill after losing a High Court bid to stop a newspaper publishing a story about her teenage son’s rugby-playing career.”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2012

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City of London v Samede and others – WLR Daily

City of London v Samede and others: [2012] EWCA Civ 160;  [2012] WLR (D)  41

“While it could be appropriate for the court to take into account the general character of the views whose expression the Convention on Human Rights was being invoked to protect, namely the article 10 (freedom of expression) and article 11 (freedom of assembly) rights of demonstrators on the public highway, it was very difficult to see how those rights could ever prevail against the will of the landowner when the demonstrators were continuously and exclusively occupying public land, breaching not just the owner’s property rights and certain statutory provisions, but significantly interfering with the public and Convention rights of others, and causing other problems connected with health, nuisance and the like, especially in circumstances where the occupation had already continued for months and was likely to continue indefinitely.”

WLR Daily, 22nd February 2012

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Channel 4’s Dispatches wins high court battle to screen Viagogo investigation – The Guardian

Posted February 24th, 2012 in confidentiality, injunctions, media, news by tracey

“Channel 4’s Dispatches has won a legal battle with the ticketing giant Viagogo over an undercover investigation into alleged ‘hidden practices’ at the online retailer.”

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The Guardian, 23rd February 2012

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Abu Qatada case: Judge details landlord’s privacy order – BBC News

Posted February 24th, 2012 in anonymity, human rights, injunctions, media, news, privacy by tracey

“A High Court judge has revealed why radical cleric Abu Qatada’s landlord was given anonymity after he was repeatedly contacted by journalists.”

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BBC News, 23rd February 2012

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Caterpillar Logistics Service (UK) Ltd v de Crean – WLR Daily

Posted February 23rd, 2012 in appeals, confidentiality, employment, injunctions, law reports by sally

Caterpillar Logistics Service (UK) Ltd v de Crean [2012] EWCA Civ 156; [2012] WLR (D) 40

“The court had power under section 37 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 to grant barring-out relief, but if it could ever be granted to an employer against an employee it could only be in the most exceptional circumstances.”

WLR Daily, 21st February 2012

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St Paul’s protesters refused appeal – The Independent

Posted February 22nd, 2012 in appeals, Church of England, demonstrations, injunctions, news by sally

“Anti-capitalist protesters camping outside St Paul’s Cathedral were today refused permission by the Court of Appeal to challenge orders evicting them.”

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The Independent, 22nd February 2012

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Failed superinjunctions: a brief history – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 22nd, 2012 in anonymity, injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“Ryan Giggs has finally given up his anonymity over his alleged affair with model Imogen Thomas. He is not the first celebrity to see a superinjunction fail.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st February 2012

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Ryan Giggs finally gives up anonymity over Imogen Thomas ‘affair’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 21st, 2012 in anonymity, blackmail, injunctions, news by tracey

“Manchester United and Wales star Ryan Giggs finally gave up all rights to anonymity in the High Court today over his alleged affair with glamour model Imogen Thomas.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st February 2012

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High Court orders Surrey library plans judicial review – BBC News

Posted February 6th, 2012 in budgets, injunctions, judicial review, libraries, local government, news by sally

“A judicial review of Surrey County Council’s plans for some libraries to be run by volunteers has been ordered by the High Court.”

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BBC News, 4th February 2012

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Teenager jailed for breaching new gang injunction – BBC News

Posted February 2nd, 2012 in gangs, injunctions, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A teenager from north London has become the first in England or Wales to be jailed for breaching a new gang injunction.”

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BBC News, 1st February 2012

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Star Reefers Pool Inc v JFC Group Co Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted January 24th, 2012 in appeals, injunctions, jurisdiction, law reports, vexatious litigants by sally

Star Reefers Pool Inc v JFC Group Co Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 14; [2012] WLR (D) 3

“A judge’s decision that a party’s foreign proceedings were vexatious or oppressive was an evaluative judgment in a matter on which there was a right or wrong answer, not an exercise of discretion. Accordingly it was open to the Court of Appeal to conduct a serious review of the issue.”

WLR Daily, 20th January 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk