I have already posted about the decision of Mr Justice Tugendhat in JIH v News Group Newspapers. This was a judgment handed down on 5 November in respect of an application for a consent order in a privacy action. Although the parties agreed, as part of the terms of settlement, a continuation of the anonymity provisions already granted, the judge declined to continue the anonymity order. The court nevertheless imposed a “DFT” order preventing publication of material other than that contained in the Judgment itself. The anonymity order was continued pending an application for permission to appeal. Continue reading