The defendant was said to have attempted to blackmail the claimant by threatening to publish intimate photographs. The court had granted an injunction restraining publication and identification of the parties.
Held: As to the remedy of an injunction contra mundum, Eady J said: ‘the remedy is available, whenever necessary and appropriate, for the protection of Convention rights whether of children or adults’.
Judges:
Eady J
Citations:
[2011] EWHC 1059 (QB)
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – In re A (A Minor) FD 8-Jul-2011
An application was made in care proceedings for an order restricting publication of information about the family after the deaths of two siblings of the child subject to the application. The Sun and a local newspaper had already published stories . .
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Torts – Other, Litigation Practice
Updated: 21 October 2022; Ref: scu.434899