# Claim 815

On November 17, 1972, the Divisional Court of the Queen's Bench Division granted the Attorney General's application for an injunction restraining The Sunday Times from publishing its article, on the ground that publication would constitute contempt of court.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: On November 17, 1972, the Divisional Court of the Queen's Bench Division granted the Attorney General's application for an injunction restraining The Sunday Times from publishing its article, on the ground that publication would constitute contempt of court.
- Field: action
- Value: Divisional Court grants injunction, November 17, 1972
- About: [incident 1972-uk-sunday-times-thalidomide-injunction](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1972-uk-sunday-times-thalidomide-injunction)
- Source: Case of The Sunday Times v. The United Kingdom (Application no. 6538/74). https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conversion/pdf?library=ECHR&id=001-57584&filename=001-57584.pdf
- Publisher: European Court of Human Rights
- Method: court record
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: high
- Status: current
- Source date: 1979-04-26

## Quotation from the source

> On 17 November 1972, the Divisional Court of the Queen’s Bench Division granted the AttorneyGeneral’s application for an injunction restraining publication of this future article on the ground that it would constitute contempt of court

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