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Injunction definition

What does Injunction mean? An injunction is a court order used in legal practice to compel a party to do something or to stop them doing something, often to prevent harm or preserve rights. It is an equitable, discretionary remedy developed mainly through case law. The main forms are prohibitory (restraining conduct) and mandatory (requiring action), granted on an interim (interlocutory, including urgent without‑notice) or final basis. Specialist orders include freezing injunctions and search orders. Breach is punishable as contempt of court. England & Wales and Northern Ireland: the interim injunction test follows American Cyanamid—serious issue to be tried, inadequacy of damages, and...

Anti-suit, anti-anti-suit and anti-enforcement injunctions in England and Wales: principles, comity, arbitration, Russian sanctions and Section 1782

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Practice notes

This Practice Note considers anti-suit Injunctions

This Practice Note reviews anti-suit injunctions, a species of injunctive relief deployed to prevent a party from starting or pursuing court proceedings, whether at the outset or mid‑course. It outlines what an anti-suit injunction entails and the jurisdiction of the courts to issue such orders. It also examines the grounds on which this relief may properly be declined or allowed. Further, it addresses the consequences of breaching an anti-suit injunction, as well as the influence of foreign anti-suit orders on litigation before the courts of England and Wales.

For guidance on:

bringing an application for an anti-suit injunction, see Practice Note: Anti-suit injunctions—making an application
anti-suit injunctions and the EU, see Practice Note: Anti-suit injunctions and EU court proceedings—pre and post Brexit
anti-suit injunctions in support of arbitration, see Practice Note: Anti-suit injunctions in support of arbitration (England and Wales)

Different considerations apply when dealing with the following:

an anti-Enforcement injunction to restrain a judgment creditor from taking proceedings to enforce a judgment. For guidance, see Practice Note: Anti-enforcement injunctions
an anti-suit injunction where there has been a breach of an arbitration agreement...

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From 2019 to 2024, Camilla Macpherson was Head of Secretariat of P.R.I.M.E. Finance, a foundation based in The Hague which seeks to foster greater financial market stability and increased confidence in global finance. Camilla previously practised international arbitration and litigation at Allen & Overy in London and Amsterdam, focusing on complex, high value cross-border disputes, many involving co-ordination of cross-jurisdictional proceedings and project management on a global scale. She was also previously DLA Piper’s Head of Knowledge Management, DLA Piper’s dedicated Brexit Counsel, and Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. Camilla is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the Law Society’s Arbitration Working Group, a former member of the Law Society’s International Committee and a practising solicitor in England & Wales with Solicitors’ Higher Rights of Audience....

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