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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft

Superinjunctions: The draconian court-issued gagging orders used to keep information secret

The Ministry of Defence used an unprecedented superinjunction to cover up a data breach that put an estimated 100,000 Afghans at risk of reprisals from the Taliban.

The superinjunction was granted “contra mundum”, meaning “against the world”, by the courts, and is enforceable against anyone who knows about it, rather than a named party.

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