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May 10, Contact Us Today We're here to help. Call us on Previous Article. Next Article. A similar remedy for people seeking privacy in relation to a legal matter is an anonymised order. This is a directive which allows publication of the existence of the injunction but the parties to the injunction remain anonymous — quite different to an actual super injunction.

The Supreme Court has ruled that PJS cannot be named and the injunction preventing publication of his name remains in force. The injunction will remain in place until trial or further order. But are they worth it? Indeed, the hyper-connected world that we live in has made many question whether the super injunction is worth the effort, money and the court time devoted to securing and enforcing them.

In many cases, the names of the celebrities involved have been printed in other countries. One carefully worded search term or a glance at social media will often reveal the names of those involved.

Cameron was right. Ultimately, such a directive protects the parties in England and Wales only. Their names can be published in those countries mentioned above, indeed, in many cases they have already been published before the final decision in the English Court.

There is certainly an argument that in this social media age, such directives are not worth it and that their existence and the details they are protecting will become public one way or another. What is a super-injunction and can YOU get one? The relief available comes in three main forms: Traditional injunction — naming the parties but preventing publication of the underlying facts; Anonymised injunction — This is the more common form of injunction which permits publication of the existence of the injunction but not the names of the parties; Super-injunction — this is a beefed up version of the anonymised injunction.

It is rare and states that even the existence of the injunction cannot be published. About the Author: Rico Dexiades. Related Posts. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Recommended What the celebrity injunction could really do to the media.

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