that the court took a significantly different approach to a permanent ban on the
publication of information which was widely available on the internet from its
approach to a temporary ban for a specific and limited purpose.
92.
Lord Mance has said that the effect of lifting the injunction will be largely to
undermine the purpose of any trial, which will be rendered irrelevant. I would make
two observations. First, while adequacy of damages as a remedy is a reason to refuse
an injunction, you cannot turn the argument on its head and say that inadequacy of
damages is a positive reason to grant an otherwise inappropriate injunction.
Secondly, I do not agree that the trial will be rendered irrelevant. As to damages, I
would not regard Eady J’s decision in Mosley v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2008]
EWHC 1777 (QB), [2008] EMLR 20, that exemplary damages cannot be awarded
in an appropriate case for breach of privacy, as the final word on the subject.
Proportionality is essential, but I would not rule out the possibility of the courts
considering such an award to be necessary and proportionate in order to deter
flagrant breaches of privacy and provide adequate protection for the person
concerned.
93.
I would dismiss the appeal.
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