The interim defamation injunction has long been considered a rare breed; indeed it has been 127 years since the common law rule in Bonnard v Perryman [1891] 2 Ch 269 was first established, preventing claimants from obtaining interim libel injunctions in all but the most exceptional circumstances. Read the rest of this entry »
Libel Injunctions: Time to revisit the rule in Bonnard v Perryman? – Helena Shipman
8 08 2018Comments : 2 Comments »
Tags: Rule in Bonnard v Perryman
Categories : Freedom of expression, Injunction, Libel
Case: XKF v BBC, Former police officer granted injunction to restrain broadcast of interview highlighting criminal past – Tom Dane
12 06 2018
In XKF v BBC former police officer applied for relief restraining the broadcast by the respondent BBC of an interview of him recorded near his home. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: BBC, The Injunctions Blog, Tom Dane
Categories : Broadcasting, Injunction, Privacy
“Persons Unknown Cases”: some recent issues – Adam Speker
8 06 2018
In media and communications litigation, one party name has become increasingly common. Not News Group or Associated or even Google. It is the party known as Person or Persons Unknown. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: 5RB, Adam Speker, Persons Unknown
Categories : Injunction, Legal
Google “Thumbs its Nose” at New Zealand’s Courts: Kiwis Should Look to Canada for a Precedent – Hugh Stephens
6 06 2018
Google is at it again. According to press reports in the New Zealand Herald, Google refused to comply with a New Zealand court order to suppress details and remove content related to a local murder trial because, according to a representative of Google NZ, “Google LLC, was a separate legal entity incorporated in the US, meaning New Zealand’s courts and laws held no power over it.” Tell that to the Supreme Court of Canada. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Google, Hugh Stephens Blog
Categories : Canada, Injunction, Internet, New Zealand
Case Law: NPV v QEL, High Court allows service of injunction by text message in blackmail case – Alex Cochrane
25 04 2018
The High Court has made an order in the anonymised case of NPV v QEL & ZED [2018] EWHC 703 (QB) allowing for service of an injunction by text message. The case involves claims for misuse of private information and harassment in respect of an alleged blackmail attempt. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Alex Cochrane, Brett Wilson, Procedure
Categories : Caselaw, Injunction, Privacy
Are Website Operators in the US are Finally Going to Be Forced to Remove User Generated Defamation? – Yair Cohen
26 03 2018
On 3 April 2018 the California Supreme Court will hear oral submissions in a case of Hassell v. Bird. The case is likely to have implications on the ability of business owners, including those who are located in the UK, to have fake and defamatory online reviews removed from US based websites. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Yair Cohen, Yelp.com
Categories : Injunction, Internet, United States
News: Privacy Injunction Statistics for 2017, fourteen applications recorded, substantial increase from 2016
6 03 2018
The Ministry of Justice has published the privacy injunction statistics for 2017. These record a total of 14 applications for interim privacy injunctions, 11 of which resulted in injunctions being granted or, in one case, an undertaking being given and 3 which were refused. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Judicial Statistics
Categories : Injunction, Privacy
