CTB v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 1326 (QB) (23 May 2011)

CTB v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 1326 (QB) (23 May 2011)

The injunction should not be varied to remove the claimant's anonymity because the information is not so widely available as to render the injunction pointless, and further publication would cause additional intrusion and distress. The application for specific disclosure is refused as unnecessary and disproportionate at this stage.

Citation
[2011] EWHC 1326
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 Applications for Variation of Injunction and for Specific Disclosure
Outcome
Applications refused
Legal Topics
Interim Injunctions, Anonymity Orders, Disclosure of Documents, Breach of Confidence, Article 8 ECHR, Article 10 ECHR, Public Domain, Contempt of Court
Privacy Law Media Law Civil Procedure Interim Injunctions Anonymity Orders Disclosure of Documents Breach of Confidence Article 8 ECHR +3 more

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Parties

CTB

Claimant

News Group Newspapers Limited

First Defendant

Imogen Thomas

Second Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Interlocutory Applications for Variation of Injunction and for Specific Disclosure

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether to vary an existing privacy injunction to remove the claimant's anonymity due to widespread internet publication
  2. 2 Whether to order specific disclosure of documents from the first defendant at an early stage of proceedings

Ratio Decidendi

The injunction should not be varied to remove the claimant's anonymity because the information is not so widely available as to render the injunction pointless, and further publication would cause additional intrusion and distress. The application for specific disclosure is refused as unnecessary and disproportionate at this stage.

Court Disposition

Applications refused

Orders

  • Application to vary the injunction to remove anonymity is refused.
  • Application for specific disclosure is refused.