QWE v SDF & Ors [2011] EWHC 3121 (QB) (30 November 2011)

QWE v SDF & Ors [2011] EWHC 3121 (QB) (30 November 2011)

The claimant established a likely case for a reasonable expectation of privacy and the threat of blackmail justified granting an interim non-disclosure order without notice and with derogations from open justice.

Citation
[2011] EWHC 3121 (QB)
Parties
Claimant: QWE; Defendant: SDF; Defendant: GHJ; Defendant: RTY
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
30 November 2011
Procedural Posture
Interim Injunction Application / Without Notice Hearing
Outcome
Interim injunction granted
Legal Topics
Interim Non Disclosure Orders, Blackmail, Article 8 ECHR, Article 10 ECHR, Open Justice, Private Hearings
Privacy Law Human Rights Interim Non Disclosure Orders Blackmail Article 8 ECHR Article 10 ECHR Open Justice Private Hearings

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Parties

QWE

Claimant

SDF

Defendant

GHJ

Defendant

RTY

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Interim Injunction Application / Without Notice Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether an interim non-disclosure order should be granted to protect the claimant's private information from disclosure by the defendants.
  2. 2 Whether the application should be heard without notice to the defendants due to alleged blackmail.

Ratio Decidendi

The claimant established a likely case for a reasonable expectation of privacy and the threat of blackmail justified granting an interim non-disclosure order without notice and with derogations from open justice.

Court Disposition

Interim injunction granted

Orders

  • Injunction prohibiting disclosure of specified private information, particularly details of sexual relationships between claimant and first or second defendant.
  • Hearing to be held in private.