The claimants asked the court to withhold from publication reference to documents and a judgment between the parties in Hong Kong, which it said were confidential, and which the court in Hong Kong had protected.
Held: The request was not granted: ‘The Claimants sought an injunction restraining the Defendant from continuing to publish information and documents that had already been published, and which as a result of my refusal of their application it has presumably continued to publish. The great likelihood is that that information is no longer confidential.’ and ‘Comity requires this Court to respect any order of that Court, but it does not require this Court to observe an order made against a defendant which was not subject to its jurisdiction. Moreover, the Claimants have not been able to put forward any good reason, apart from the terms of the order itself, for excluding reference to that order in my principal judgment.’
Judges:
Stanley Burnton J
Citations:
[2007] EWHC 1816 (QB)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Cream Holdings Limited and others v Banerjee and others HL 14-Oct-2004
On her dismissal from the claimant company, Ms Banerjee took confidential papers revealing misconduct to the local newspaper, which published some. The claimant sought an injunction to prevent any further publication. The defendants argued that the . .
Cited – Lord Browne of Madingley v Associated Newspapers Ltd CA 3-Apr-2007
The appellant sought to restrict publication by the defendants in the Mail on Sunday of matters which he said were a breach of confidence. He had lied to a court in giving evidence, whilst at the same time being ready to trash the reputation of his . .
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Litigation Practice
Updated: 21 May 2022; Ref: scu.258419