Super-injunctions in Ireland

Boom__Boom · 08-10-2013 10:02pm #1

Is there such a thing as a super-injunction in Ireland?

GerardKeating · 08-10-2013 10:05pm

Boom__Boom wrote: »

Is there such a thing as a super-injunction in Ireland?

no

NoQuarter · 08-10-2013 10:26pm

There could be, its just so super that we dont know about it.

08-10-2013 11:31pm

I know of no cases in Ireland involving a super-injunction and considering that the judiciary quickly backed away from them in the UK once they realised what a mistake they had made, I don't believe that we will have them any time soon.

Tom Young · 08-10-2013 11:31pm

Article 34.1 and a strong load of Kryptonite under and built into the round hall in the Four Courts has meant - not really. Green Hue on Dome - Kryptonite ... No longer Super.

godtabh · 09-10-2013 10:25am

Was this an attempt at a super injunction?

RTE News Link re student who tried to get video banned

09-10-2013 2:51pm

The link won't work on Chrome.

However, I think I know the story: it's the student wrongfully accused of running out on paying his taxi fare and is currently attempting to force Google, Facebook, etc to remove all references to this from their sites.

That isn't a super-injunction. A super-injunction has two parts: (i) an order that prevents the disclosure of certain information; and (i) (the super part) an order preventing the parties or the media from mentioning the existence of the injunction.

This came about because in some cases it was enough to mention that a certain figure public figure had been granted an injunction preventing the publication of certain info and people instantly knew what it was about. It then received more media attention than it would have if they just let the issue lie.

Super-injunction were an attempt to prevent this effective devaluation of a court order through media scrutiny. However, the speed of modern communication on sites like twitter meant that they were never really effective. That was couple with the fact that there were serious concerns about limiting press freedom. Certain Westminster MP used parliamentary privilege to publicly announce the existence and content of come super-injunctions.

The Master of the Rolls then issued new guidelines stating that they should be rarely granted. They were a brief and unsuccessful legal venture.

Fred Swanson · 09-10-2013 3:10pm

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hullaballoo · 09-10-2013 3:17pm

I've fixed the link above.

Cody Pomeray · 09-10-2013 5:24pm

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Yes. And could be obtained from a judge in his home.

e.g. s. 45(1) of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961

see Temple Street Hospital v. CD & EF [2011] IEHC 1 (unreported)

09-10-2013 10:33pm

I love the story of the judge who heard a heabus corpus application in his living room in the middle of the night and insisted that the front door be left open as justice had to be administered in public. Just in case a random punter wanted to have a look in.

johnnyskeleton · 09-10-2013 10:38pm

234 wrote: »

I love the story of the judge who heard a heabus corpus application in his living room in the middle of the night and insisted that the front door be left open as justice had to be administered in public. Just in case a random punter wanted to have a look in.

Proceedings were briefly interrupted when Mrs. Judge came in to ask if any of his friends would like a cup of tea.

Super-injunctions in Ireland

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