Privacy injunctions statistics: January 2014 to June 2014
Privacy injunctions statistics dealt with by the High Court or Court of Appeal between January 2014 to June 2014.
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The statistics relate to injunctions dealt within any civil proceedings in the High Court or Court of Appeal in London where the court considers an application for an injunction prohibiting the publication of private or confidential information, the continuation of such an injunction, or an appeal against the grant or refusal of such an injunction. The statistics do not cover injunctions arising from proceedings dealing with family issues, immigration or asylum issues, to proceedings which raise issues of national security, nor to most proceedings dealing with intellectual property and employment issues. They are produced in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
Main findings
During the period January to June 2014, the sixth period for which these statistics have been collected (see explanatory notes in the report):
- There were no new injunctions sought and granted, no interim injunctions for which continuation was sought and granted and no final, permanent injunction sought or granted
- Also no proceedings in the Court of Appeal were heard for an appeal against a grant or refusal of an interim or final injunction
In addition to Ministry of Justice professional and production staff, pre-release access to the biannual statistics of up to 24 hours is granted to the following postholders:
Ministry of Justice
Secretary of State, Ministers of State, Permanent Secretary, Director General - Justice Policy Group, Director - Law and Rights Policy, Head of Legal Policy, Senior Legal Policy Manager, Director - Analytical Services, Head of HM Court & Tribunals Service Performance Analysis and Reporting, Head of Criminal Law Policy, Assistant Director - Civil and Family Law, special advisers and the relevant press officers.