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 anonymity order remains justified and effective in protecting the claimant and his family from intrusion and harassment by the print media, despite the claimant's identity being widely available online and mentioned in Parliament.

Citation
[2011] EWHC 1334
Parties
Claimant: CTB; First Defendant: News Group Newspapers Limited; Second Defendant: Imogen Thomas
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
23 May 2011
Procedural Posture
Injunction Application / Interlocutory Hearing
Outcome
Anonymity order maintained
Legal Topics
Anonymity Orders, Intrusion, Harassment, Parliamentary Privilege
Privacy Law Media Law Anonymity Orders Intrusion Harassment Parliamentary Privilege

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Parties

CTB

Claimant

News Group Newspapers Limited

First Defendant

Imogen Thomas

Second Defendant

Procedural Posture

Injunction Application / Interlocutory Hearing

Legal Issues

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

Ratio Decidendi

The anonymity order remains justified and effective in protecting the claimant and his family from intrusion and harassment by the print media, despite the claimant's identity being widely available online and mentioned in Parliament.

Court Disposition

Anonymity order maintained

Orders

  • The anonymity order protecting the claimant's identity remains in force.