United Kingdom injunctionscontempt of courtprotest persons unknown

MBR Acres Ltd v McGivern

[2022] EWHC 2072 (QB)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court, Queen's Bench Division

Year2022

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A party who has obtained an interim injunction against protesters may not deploy contempt proceedings as a litigation weapon; a committal application that is misconceived or unsupported by the evidence will be dismissed and may be certified as totally without merit.

Area of Law

General

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