Twitter row prompts call for superinjunctions debate in UK parliament

Judiciary looking like an ‘ass’, says Tory MP Douglas Carswell as anger grows at courts granting celebrities anonymityJudges face a furious backlash from MPs who have demanded a parliamentary debate over the widespread use of superinjunctions.One Tory MP has described the judiciary as an “ass” for its behaviour in recent months.Growing discontent at the ease with which celebrities have attained injunctions has previously led to members of the House of Commons and the Lords naming those protected by court orders, including the former chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Sir Fred Goodwin.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2011/may/21/twitter-row-superinjunctions-parliament-debate

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