Synnovis Services LLP v Person(S) Unknown [2024] EWHC 2127 (KB) (15 August 2024)

Synnovis Services LLP v Person(S) Unknown [2024] EWHC 2127 (KB) (15 August 2024)

The claimant established a strong prima facie case for breach of confidence arising from the unlawful acquisition and threatened publication of confidential information by the defendant(s), justifying urgent interim relief, including prohibitory and mandatory injunctions, a private hearing, and alternative service, as the only effective means to prevent further harm and protect the administration of justice.

Citation
[2024] EWHC 2127 (KB)
Parties
Claimant: SYNNOVIS SERVICES LLP; Defendant(s): Person(s) Unknown
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
15 August 2024
Procedural Posture
Interim Injunction Application (without Notice) / Interim Relief, Pre Trial
Outcome
Interim injunction granted as sought by the claimant.
Legal Topics
Interim Injunctions, Breach of Confidence, Cybercrime, Open Justice Derogation, Alternative Service, Data Protection
Civil Procedure Information Law Tort Law Interim Injunctions Breach of Confidence Cybercrime Open Justice Derogation Alternative Service +1 more

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Parties

SYNNOVIS SERVICES LLP

Claimant

Person(s) Unknown

Defendant(s)

Procedural Posture

Interim Injunction Application (without Notice) / Interim Relief, Pre Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether an interim injunction should be granted to restrain publication and further dissemination of confidential information obtained via cyber attack
  2. 2 Whether the hearing should be held in private and without notice to the defendant(s)
  3. 3 Whether alternative service out of the jurisdiction is appropriate

Ratio Decidendi

The claimant established a strong prima facie case for breach of confidence arising from the unlawful acquisition and threatened publication of confidential information by the defendant(s), justifying urgent interim relief, including prohibitory and mandatory injunctions, a private hearing, and alternative service, as the only effective means to prevent further harm and protect the administration of justice.

Court Disposition

Interim injunction granted as sought by the claimant.

Orders

  • Private hearing ordered under CPR 39.2(3) and s.11 Contempt of Court Act 1981
  • Interim injunction restraining publication, use, or disclosure of confidential information obtained in the cyber attack