The War On News

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Claim

Claim 816

The House of Lords directed that Times Newspapers Ltd. be restrained from publishing any article or matter which prejudges the issues of negligence, breach of contract or breach of duty in the pending litigation against Distillers.

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

Statement
The House of Lords directed that Times Newspapers Ltd. be restrained from publishing any article or matter which prejudges the issues of negligence, breach of contract or breach of duty in the pending litigation against Distillers.
Field
stated_justification
Value
House of Lords injunction wording
About
incident 1972-uk-sunday-times-thalidomide-injunction
Source
Case of The Sunday Times v. The United Kingdom (Application no. 6538/74)
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

restrained from publishing, or causing or authorising or procuring to be published or printed, any article or matter which prejudges the issues of negligence, breach of contract or breach of duty