NNN v Ryan & Ors [2013] EWHC 637 (QB) (20 March 2013)

NNN v Ryan & Ors [2013] EWHC 637 (QB) (20 March 2013)

The court was satisfied on credible evidence that the claimant faced a real risk of publication of private and confidential information amounting to blackmail, and that interim relief including an injunction, anonymity, and private hearing orders were strictly necessary to protect the claimant's interests and prevent self-defeating disclosure.

Citation
[2013] EWHC 637
Parties
Claimant: NNN; First Defendant: Paul Ryan; Second Defendants: Persons Unknown who have recorded and/or obtained and/or provided to Paul Ryan the material or any part of it referred to in Confidential Schedule 2 to the Order
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
20 March 2013
Procedural Posture
Interim Injunction Application / Return Date Hearing
Outcome
Interim injunction continued with additions until trial or further order; anonymity order continued.
Legal Topics
Interim Injunctions, Anonymity Orders, Blackmail, Non Disclosure, Open Justice
Privacy Civil Procedure Interim Injunctions Anonymity Orders Blackmail Non Disclosure Open Justice

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Parties

NNN

Claimant

Paul Ryan

First Defendant

Persons Unknown who have recorded and/or obtained and/or provided to Paul Ryan the material or any part of it referred to in Confidential Schedule 2 to the Order

Second Defendants

Procedural Posture

Interim Injunction Application / Return Date Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant is entitled to an interim injunction restraining publication of private and confidential information
  2. 2 Whether anonymity and private hearing orders are strictly necessary
  3. 3 Whether the conduct amounts to blackmail

Ratio Decidendi

The court was satisfied on credible evidence that the claimant faced a real risk of publication of private and confidential information amounting to blackmail, and that interim relief including an injunction, anonymity, and private hearing orders were strictly necessary to protect the claimant's interests and prevent self-defeating disclosure.

Court Disposition

Interim injunction continued with additions until trial or further order; anonymity order continued.

Orders

  • Defendants restrained from using, publishing, or communicating claimant's private and confidential information
  • Defendants restrained from publishing information liable to identify claimant