CTB v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 1334 (QB) (23 May 2011)

CTB v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 1334 (QB) (23 May 2011)

The injunction remains effective and necessary to protect the claimant and his family from intrusion and harassment by the print media, even though the claimant's identity is widely available online and has been mentioned in Parliament.

Citation
[2011] EWHC 1334 (QB)
Parties
Claimant: CTB; First Defendant: News Group Newspapers Limited; Second Defendant: Imogen Thomas
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
23 May 2011
Procedural Posture
Civil / Interlocutory Application for Removal of Anonymity Injunction
Outcome
Application to lift anonymity injunction refused
Legal Topics
Anonymity Injunctions, Intrusion, Harassment, Parliamentary Privilege, Internet Publication
Privacy Law Media Law Anonymity Injunctions Intrusion Harassment Parliamentary Privilege Internet Publication

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Parties

CTB

Claimant

News Group Newspapers Limited

First Defendant

Imogen Thomas

Second Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Interlocutory Application for Removal of Anonymity Injunction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the anonymity injunction protecting the claimant should be lifted after the claimant's identity was mentioned in Parliament and widely published online

Ratio Decidendi

The injunction remains effective and necessary to protect the claimant and his family from intrusion and harassment by the print media, even though the claimant's identity is widely available online and has been mentioned in Parliament.

Court Disposition

Application to lift anonymity injunction refused

Orders

  • Anonymity injunction for the claimant to remain in force