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19.05.16
Supreme Court rules celebrity threesome privacy injunction to stay in force
In the long-running saga of PJS v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2016] UKSC 26 the Supreme Court has ruled by 4-1 in favour of maintaining a privacy injunction through until trial. The injunction was originally granted by the Court of Appeal on 22 January 2016. It prevents the publication of a story concerning an anonymous…
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Lawful for the DPP to discontinue private prosecution
In R (on the application of Gujra) v CPs [2012] UKsC 52 the supreme Court was asked to consider an appeal by Mr Gujra against a Court of Appeal decision which upheld a decision by the CPs to take over and discontinue a private prosecution brought by him. In coming to its decision (Lord Mance…
Read more22.03.12
Supreme Court allows Times defamation appeal on public interest qualified privilege
In Flood “v- Times News Limited [2012] UKsC 11 the supreme Court allowed the appeal of the Defendant publisher, overturning the decision of the Court of Appeal and restoring the 2009 decision of Mr Justice Tugendhat. Tugendhat Js original decision in the High Court was of particular significance as it was the first time a national newspaper had…
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