The court gave its reasons for granting an interim injunction to prevent the defendants publshing materials on their web-sites which were said to harrass the claimants.
Held: Whilst it was important to protect the identity of the claimants, the need for open justice was also real and the two could be reconciled by anonymisation of the proceedings. There had been previous proceedings against the defendants making similar allegations.
Slade DBE J
[2014] EWHC 3057 (QB)
Bailii
Protection from Harassment Act 1997
Citing:
Cited – Jameel and Another v Wall Street Journal Europe Sprl (No 2) CA 3-Feb-2005
The claimant sought damages for an article published by the defendant, who argued that as a corporation, the claimant corporation needed to show special damage, and also that the publication had qualified privilege.
Held: ‘It is an established . .
See Also – Moss and Coleman Solicitors v Kordowski Nom 1-Feb-2007
The claimant solicitors sought transfer to them of a domain name registered by the defendant using their name and criticising them. . .
See Also – Farrall v Kordowski QBD 5-Oct-2010
The claimant, a solicitor, sought an interim injunction to prevent the defendant defaming her on his website ‘solicitorsfromhell.co.uk’. The court gave its reasons for granting it. The website offered solicitors to have material about them withdrawn . .
See Also – Bailey and Another v Kordowski QBD 1-Apr-2011
The defendant published a web-site ‘Solicitors From Hell’. Judgment had been entered against the defendant, as to a complaint falsely attributed to a client of the claimant. The defendant made a further application.
Held: ‘I asked Mr Kordowski . .
See Also – Robins v Kordowski and Another QBD 22-Jul-2011
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The claimant solicitor said he had been defamed on the first defendant’s website (‘Solicitors from Hell’) by the second defendant. The first defendant now applied to set aside judgment entered by default. The claimant additionally sought summary . .
Cited – Lait v Evening Standard Ltd CA 28-Jul-2011
The claimant alleged defamation by the defendant in an article regarding her expenses claims as an MP. She appealed against summary judgment in favour of the defence in their pleaded defence of honest comment.
Held: Laws LJ said: ‘The . .
Cited – Kordowski v Hudson QBD 21-Oct-2011
The claimant alleged that the defendant, the chief executive of the Law Society had slandered him in a conversation with another senior lawyer. The claimant now sought summary judgment against the claimant, saying that the defence had no realistic . .
Cited – Barons Pub Company Ltd, Regina (on The Application of) v Staines Magistrates’ Court Admn 18-Apr-2013
The company sought judicial review of a refusal to dismiss charges against them under the 2006 Regulations as an abuse of process.
Held: Magistrates have no power of review of a prosecutorial decision other than through an abuse of process . .
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 – AVB v TDD QBD 12-May-2014
The Claimant sought an injunction to restrain the misuse of private and confidential information and harassment, and for damages. The information was as to the relationship between the parties and in part what the Defendant learnt about AVB’s family . .
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Torts – Other
Updated: 21 December 2021; Ref: scu.537040