England and Wales Case Law

Nikoletta Read v Claudio di Giovanni & Ors

The claimant failed to meet the threshold for interim injunctive relief under s12(3) HRA for misuse of private information, libel, malicious falsehood, and harassment due to insufficient evidence of serious harm, lack of urgency, and delay. The bulk of any damage had already occurred, and there was no real risk of further harm pending trial. Therefore, the application for an interim injunction was refused.

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• Interim injunctions
• Libel
• Misuse of private information
• Malicious falsehood
• Harassment
• Delay

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Patrick Hughes v Martin Bellamy & Ors

Given the recent undisclosed sale of assets by the third defendant, the lack of disclosure to the claimant, and the ongoing factual disputes in the Isle of Man unfair prejudice proceedings, there is sufficient risk of dissipation to justify a short-term injunction to preserve the assets of the second and third defendants until the return date. The American Cyanamid test is satisfied, and, if necessary, the freezing order test is also met on the facts.

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• Interim injunctions
• Unfair prejudice
• Asset preservation
• Jurisdictional support

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NoCopyrightSounds Limited v AEI Music Limited & Anor

There are serious issues to be tried and the claimant's case is stronger. Damages would not be an adequate remedy for the claimant if the injunction were refused, given the nature of the rights and the defendants' financial position. The balance of convenience favours granting the injunction.

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• Interim injunctions
• Copyright
• Breach of contract
• Adequacy of damages
• Balance of convenience

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Mannings Organisation Ltd & Anor v Manning

Mannings Organisation Ltd & Anor v Manning [2026] EWHC 1160 (KB) (14 May 2026)

The High Court continued a revised interim injunction under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and dismissed the defendant’s discharge application.

• Interim injunctions
• Harassment
• Protection from harassment act 1997
• Corporate litigation
• Family business disputes
• Interim-injunctions

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Mannings Organisation Limited & Anor v Joseph Henry Manning

The High Court continued part of an interim injunction under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and dismissed the defendant’s application to discharge it.

• Interim injunctions
• Harassment
• Family business disputes
• Quia timet relief
• Full and frank disclosure
• Interim-injunctions

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Amir Ahmed Bhatti v County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

The High Court refused a consultant surgeon’s interim injunction against NHS practice restrictions, finding no strong case that the Trust’s January 2026 decision was irrational.

• Interim injunctions
• Suspension and exclusion of employees
• Maintaining high professional standards (mhps)
• Implied terms of trust and confidence
• Clinical governance
• Patient safety

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Bhatti v County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Bhatti v County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust [2026] EWHC 1079 (KB) (11 May 2026)

The High Court refused an interim injunction sought by a consultant surgeon challenging restrictions imposed by an NHS trust during a patient-safety investigation.

• Interim injunctions
• Breach of contract
• Disciplinary procedures in nhs
• Maintaining high professional standards (mhps)
• Implied terms of trust and confidence
• Judicial review of employer discretion

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Bargain Busting Limited v Shenzhen SKE Technology Co Ltd

The Court of Appeal held that the judge applied the wrong section 12(3) threshold for an interim injunction restraining alleged unjustified threats and set the injunction aside.

• Trade marks
• Unjustified threats
• Interim injunctions
• Freedom of expression
• Section 12(3) human rights act 1998
• Trade-marks

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Vertical Aerospace Group Limited v Thandiwe Ngoma

High Court case on an ex parte imaging order over an employee’s devices and cloud accounts, with partial variation of the order and refusal of direct claimant access to the imaged material.

• Imaging orders
• Without notice applications
• Full and frank disclosure
• Interim injunctions
• Preservation of evidence
• Employee duties of confidence

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Vertical Aerospace Group Ltd v Ngoma

Vertical Aerospace Group Ltd v Ngoma [2026] EWHC 1096 (KB) (08 May 2026)

The High Court upheld an imaging order against a former employee joining a competitor, but narrowed overbroad information-provision requirements and rejected discharge.

• Imaging orders
• Interim injunctions
• Without notice applications
• Full and frank disclosure
• Restrictive covenants
• Preservation of evidence

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