Jun/090
British press served with Injunction
The press in the UK have been served with an Injunction to stop them publishing even more stories about Britney Spears’ stay in rehab. Spears’ alleges that some of the stories printed were fabrications of the truth and has sought legal action in the form of a High Court Injunction to prevent any such stories reappearing in the press.
Spears’ is also applying to the court for an order also to be served on the British Press to name the source behind the stories.
Jun/090
Criteria for Injunctions too strict
A judge has denied a civil injunction against two gang members in Birmingham, saying that were was not enough evidence against them to enforce an injunction.
The West Midlands Police are very disappointed with the judgement, mainly because research shows that civil injunctions and asbos work in controlling gangs and unsocial behaviour in many cities.
The Judges argue that the ruling was fair and that the council should have applied for asbos rather than injunctions, but both require the same level of proof to be able to be enforced. The courts also say they have specific ways to deal with gangs and that civil injunctions should only be applied to the most severe cases.
This ruling will mean that people will feel unsafe in their communities because Civil Law is limited. However, Councillor Ayoub Khan has said that they will use a number of tools available to them to stop anti-social behaviour and restore the community’s faith in the law.
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