British judges accused of gagging bid

The most senior judges in England and Wales have been accused of trying to gag the media after criticising politicians who have deliberately disclosed the content of privacy cases covered by injunctions.

British judges accused of gagging bid

The most senior judges in England and Wales have been accused of trying to gag the media after criticising politicians who have deliberately disclosed the content of privacy cases covered by injunctions.

Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge questioned whether it was a good idea for MPs and Lords to be “flouting a court order just because they disagree with a court order or for that matter because they disagree with the law of privacy which Parliament has created”.

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