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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Lloyd of Berwick (Crossbench). It was answered on Thursday, 19 May 2011.

Courts: Super-injunctions

Question: Would the noble Lord accept that, of course, the judges take the public interest into account at the moment when deciding whether to grant a super-injunction? Would he also accept, as has been said so often, that the public interest in this connection is not to be equated with what may be of interest to the public?

Answer: That goes to the nub of it. Quite clearly, what is of interest to the public can include areas which intrude into private life. Again, we are looking carefully at these matters. The fact that there is so much public discussion and debate means that it has been sensible to get the Master of the Rolls to look at these issues. When we have the full knowledge of his deliberations, we will make statements on steps forward.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 727 c1490-1
Session: 2010-12
Oral question type: Supplementary
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Disclosure of information Injunctions Public interest Privacy
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk