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Cream Holdings Ltd v Banerjee

[2004] UKHL 44
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK House of Lords
Year2004
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Under s.12(3) HRA 1998, a court may only grant interim relief restraining publication where the applicant is more likely than not to succeed at trial, though a lower threshold may suffice in exceptional cases.

Key Principle

s.12(3) HRA 1998; "likely to establish" test for pre-trial restraint on freedom of expression

Area of Law

Injunctive Relief and Interim Remedies

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