Twitter will notify users accused of gagging order breaches – The Guardian

Posted May 26th, 2011 in injunctions, internet, news, notification by sally

“Twitter will notify its users before handing their personal information to UK authorities seeking to prosecute them over alleged breaches of privacy injunctions, a senior executive at the company said on Thursday.”

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The Guardian, 25th May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Superinjunctions: Judge defends role in financier’s secret libel suit – The Guardian

Posted May 26th, 2011 in anonymity, defamation, injunctions, news by sally

“The judge who has allowed a financier to bring a secret libel suit against his own sister-in-law defended his decision to make all the parties anonymous on Wednesday, in the wake of the uproar over superinjunctions and the outing of footballer Ryan Giggs in defiance of court orders.”

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The Guardian, 25th May 2011

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There is more to privacy law than injunctions on secrets – The Guardian

Posted May 25th, 2011 in injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“That’s why it should be a matter for parliament, not a running battle between the media and the courts.”

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The Guardian, 25th May 2011

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Lord Wakeham: law must be changed to stop judges handing out gagging orders – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 25th, 2011 in human rights, injunctions, media, news, privacy, public interest by sally

“The Human Rights Act should be amended urgently to end the ‘shambles’ of judges gagging newspapers over the private lives of celebrities, the former head of the press watchdog says today (24 May).”

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Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Related link: Lord Wakeham on the Human Rights Act – the letter in full

Injunction publicity backfires on celebrity law firm – The Guardian

Posted May 25th, 2011 in injunctions, internet, law firms, news, privacy by sally

“The present furore over superinjunctions is one in the eye for some London firms of celebrity lawyers, who have made large sums out of their new tools of ‘reputation management’.”

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The Guardian, 24th May 2011

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The untold story of gagging orders – The Independent

Posted May 25th, 2011 in injunctions, media, news, privacy, public interest by sally

“Hundreds of other reporting restrictions remain in force, and the public knows next to nothing about them.”

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The Independent, 25th May 2011

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Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law fails to retain superinjunction – The Guardian

Posted May 25th, 2011 in injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“A superinjunction obtained by the father-in-law of the television chef Gordon Ramsay has been partially lifted by an order of the court of appeal.”

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The Guardian, 25th May 2011

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Financier seeks to jail sister-in-law over injunction breach – The Guardian

Posted May 24th, 2011 in contempt of court, defamation, injunctions, internet, news by sally

“A wealthy British financier is seeking to have his sister-in-law secretly jailed in a libel case, in the latest escalation of the controversy over superinjunctions and the internet, the Guardian can disclose.”

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The Guardian, 24th May 2011

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Ryan Giggs story could have been stopped by PCC, says Buscombe – The Guardian

Posted May 24th, 2011 in complaints, injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

“The Press Complaints Commission chair, Baroness Buscombe, has claimed the organisation would have helped stop publication of allegations that Ryan Giggs had an affair with a former reality TV star.”

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The Guardian, 24th May 2011

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Anatomy of an injunction: OPQ v two anonymous others – The Guardian

Posted May 24th, 2011 in injunctions, judgments, news by sally

“We identify the key passages in the judgment handed down allowing an injunction for a man known only as OPQ.”

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The Guardian, 24th May 2011

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High court criticises newspapers in Sir Fred Goodwin injunction battle – The Guardian

Posted May 24th, 2011 in injunctions, media, news, public interest by sally

“A high court judge has criticised the publishers of the Sun, Daily Mirror and Daily Mail for putting forward weak public interest arguments to attempt to overturn a gagging order brought by Sir Fred Goodwin.”

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The Guardian, 23rd May 2011

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Injunction remains, High Court rules – The Guardian

“The High Court has rejected a third attempt to lift an injunction preventing journalists from naming a married footballer who is alleged to have had an extra-marital affair with Imogen Thomas, a former reality television contestant.”

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The Guardian, 23rd May 2011

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Making English injunctions apply in Scotland will be easy, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in contempt of court, injunctions, news, Scotland by sally

“Extending English injunctions to Scotland would be a ‘small step’ that could result in Scottish publishers facing contempt of court charges, according to one legal expert.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd May 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Super-injunctions press conference transcript – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in injunctions, media, news, privacy by sally

Transcript of the super-injunction press conference (PDF)

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Twitter and WikiLeaks have made a mockery of the courts – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in defamation, injunctions, internet, media, news, privacy by sally

“The first modern battle for commonsense press freedoms was fought and won over three decades ago as Margaret Thatcher and massed ranks of lawyers toiled to suppress Spycatcher and its revelations about MI5’s lurid history.”

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2011

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Judges challenge use of parliamentary privilege – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in injunctions, news, parliamentary privilege, privacy by sally

“The most senior judges in England and Wales veered towards confrontation with parliament on Friday when they challenged the media over reporting statements made by MPs and peers to prise open privacy-protecting injunctions.”

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The Guardian, 21st May 2011

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30,000 Twitter users could face legal action over gag breaches – The Independent

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in injunctions, internet, news by sally

“The attempt to use super-injunctions to gag the media in the internet age reached new levels of absurdity yesterday.”

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The Independent, 23rd May 2011

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Twitter row prompts call for superinjunctions debate in parliament – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in injunctions, internet, news by sally

“Judges face a furious backlash from MPs who have demanded a parliamentary debate over the widespread use of superinjunctions.”

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The Guardian, 21st May 2011

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Injunction served in England – published in Scotland – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2011 in injunctions, media, news, Scotland by sally

“Scottish newspapers have a history of serving scoops on stories which have been the subject of gagging orders passed by English courts. This has been possible because of Scotland’s distinct legal system.”

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The Guardian, 23rd May 2011

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Committee Reports Findings on “Super-injunctions” – Judiciary of England and Wales

Posted May 20th, 2011 in anonymity, civil procedure rules, injunctions, reports by tracey

“A Committee chaired by the Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger, has published its findings on super-injunctions, anonymity injunctions and open justice.Its report has been made to the Lord Chief Justice, the Lord Chancellor, and the Civil Procedure Rules Committee.”

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Judiciary of England and Wales, 20th May 2011

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk