“A report by a top judge is likely to recommend the media are allowed into court when injunctions and so-called super-injunctions are being sought.”
BBC News, 20th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Lib Dem peer has used Parliamentary rules to reveal more details of the injunction relating to former bank boss Sir Fred Goodwin.”
BBC News, 19th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Justice secretary says he will consider legislation, but admits there may be quicker, less controversial ways of tackling issue.”
The Guardian, 17th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Emails and text messages sent by a former editor of The Sun and all its employees could be searched under an order sought by lawyers for the Premier League footballer.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The model Imogen Thomas’s legal fight to name the married footballer with whom she had an affair took a dramatic twist when she found herself accused of allegedly blackmailing the man with demands for first £50,000 and then £100,000.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Before an independent review, we need to decide who is entitled to privacy and what constitutes public interest.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Imogen Thomas, the former Big Brother contestant whose relationship with a married Premier League footballer was made the subject of a court gagging order, has failed in a joint bid with the Sun to overturn the injunction.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Social networking sites based abroad are tonight (13 May) considering whether to comply with a British court ruling seeking to ban their members from revealing the identities of parties involved in sensitive legal proceedings in London.”
The Independent, 13th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The rich and the famous have obtained almost 80 gagging orders in British courts in six years, blocking the publication of intimate details about their private lives, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Law Society is set to launch legal proceedings against the owner of Solicitors from Hell, the website that blacklists law firms and solicitors. Chancery Lane will seek two injunctions against the site and its owner Rick Kordowski: one on behalf of solicitors and firms named on the site, and a second on behalf of the wider profession.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th May 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The first injunction specifically banning the publication of information on Facebook and Twitter was issued yesterday amid growing fears about the culture of secrecy in courts.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th May 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Goldsmith and Hunt speak out after identities of celebrities alleged to have taken out injunctions are revealed on Twitter.”
The Guardian, 11th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s unique brand of ‘kiss and tell’ journalism has led to pressure for legislation, but ministers recognise the difficulties.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Baroness Buscombe, the Press Complaints Commission chairman, believes the recent circulation on Twitter of the names of celebrities alleged to have obtained gagging injunctions proves that a privacy law ‘could not work’.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Judges are likely to greet the Twitter breach last weekend with a wry smile.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Max Mosley, the former Formula One boss, lost his legal challenge to force newspapers to warn people before publishing stories exposing their private lives, after a European court ruled on Tuesday that such as system would have a ‘chilling effect’ on the press.”
The Guardian, 10th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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“Celebrity gagging orders revealed on Twitter. 50,000 followers. Lawyers unable to remove tweets. Is this the end of the #superinjunction?”
The Independent, 10th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Human rights judges are due to rule on ex-Formula One boss Max Mosley’s attempt to force newspapers to warn people before exposing their private lives.”
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The Guardian, 10th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Pressure to reveal the identities of celebrities protected by injunctions has intensified after Twitter accounts began circulating the names of footballers and performers alleged to have taken out gagging orders.”
The Guardian, 9th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A serving MP may have taken out a super-injunction preventing details of their activities being exposed, it was disclosed today (5 May).”
The Independent, 5th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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