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Wolverhampton City Council v London Gypsies and Travellers

[2023] UKSC 47; [2024] 2 WLR 45
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtSupreme Court of the United Kingdom
Year2024
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The court has an equitable jurisdiction to grant final 'newcomer' injunctions binding contra mundum against persons who are unknown and unidentified at the date of grant and who have not yet performed or threatened the prohibited acts, subject to stringent procedural and substantive safeguards.

Area of Law

General

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