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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Read v Claudio di Giovanni & Ors

Read v Claudio di Giovanni & Ors [2026] EWHC 243 (KB) (09 February 2026)

High Court refused an interim injunction in a claim over alleged blackmail, defamation, privacy misuse and harassment, finding the threshold tests unmet and delay significant.

• Interim injunctions
• Libel
• Malicious falsehood
• Misuse of private information
• Harassment
• Threshold for injunctive relief

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Goncalo Ferreira-Malosso v Justina Nowakowska

The High Court set aside an interim injunction in a defamation and harassment dispute, holding that the wrong test had been applied and the Bonnard rule governed.

• Interim injunctions
• Without notice applications
• Threshold for injunctive relief
• Bonnard v perryman rule
• Freedom of expression
• Defamation

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Ferreira-Malosso v Nowakowska

Ferreira-Malosso v Nowakowska [2024] EWHC 2696 (KB) (24 October 2024)

The High Court set aside an interim injunction in a defamation and harassment case after finding the wrong test had been applied and the Bonnard rule governed.

• Interim injunctions
• Without notice applications
• Threshold for injunctive relief
• Freedom of expression
• Bonnard v perryman rule
• Defamation

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