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New Superinjunction - report in Guardian

A wealthy financier involved in a family dispute has made British legal history by winning anonymity in a libel case. This latest court attempt to censor internet material has led to claims that free speech is being further eroded in Britain.

I am unsure how this really helps. The interests of confidence in justice are not being served. The fact that someone went to court to stop people repeating lies about them is not a fact that needs to be hidden even if it is best that people don't repeat the lies.

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Jerry said…
John, theres a good front page story about this in today's Times, sadly I am not registered to link it on here
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