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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...

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Case digest: interim, final and newcomer injunctions (2019–2024), with drafting, service and contempt issues—England and Wales [Archived]

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This archived Practice Note condenses a range of key and/or illustrative authorities on injunctive relief, with emphasis on the period from September 2019 to 31 December 2024. It is not maintained and is supplied for background only. For guidance and links to materials on the principles the courts apply when deciding whether to award an interim or final Injunction, see: Interim and final injunctions—overview. For summaries of illustrative rulings from 1 January 2025 onwards, see Practice Note: Injunctions—illustrative decisions (2025)...

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King’s Bench Division

Shell UK Ltd v Persons Unknown [2024] EWHC 3130 (KB)

Judgment date

5 December 2024

Case summary

This ruling illustrates the High Court granting ‘final’ injunctive relief against persons unknown (including newcomers) as well as named defendants in a protest context. Shell had earlier obtained interim orders in 2022, which were successfully renewed in 2023 and 2024 across three sets of proceedings. The court considered each of the guidelines identified by Richtie J in Valero Energy Ltd v Persons Unknown [2024] EWHC 134 (KB) (see below), which were described as a ‘vital checklist’ where final injunctive relief is pursued...

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