High Court Injunctions farce
Whichever side of the debate about super injunctions, gagging orders, privacy and such like you are on, an important implication of the recent shenanigans is that the authority of injunctions seems to have been diluted. An injunction is a very serious matter and an injunction order is one of the most stringent orders available to a civil judge. Let’s not forget that most injunctions state clearly that if a party subject to the order breaches it, prison will follow.
One of the more bizarre aspects of the recent “outing” of celebrities and business people who have obtained so-called super injunctions is that apparent alliance between followers of twitter and other social networks, generally perhaps associated with the younger generation and residents of the House of lords, often seen as a somewhat staid institution inhabited by the older generation. Together, these on the face of it different worlds seemed to have outflanked the celebrities and to an extent the court.
All in all very interesting, but don’t forget that an injunction remains a very powerful litigation weapon and a serious issue. If you are served with an injunction, whether directly or indirectly involved ion a case, take legal advice and be sure to fully comply.