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The super-injunction – a remedy for the super rich and a symbol of the growing inequality in our society says Lord Walker
What made Zenith Chambers’ annual Munkman lecture so surprising this year, wasn’t just the lecture title, ‘Sex, Leaks and Super Injunctions’ , but the fact that for the speaker – Lord Robert Walker – this was his first visit to Leeds!
Andrew Argyle, Chief Executive of Zenith Chambers admitted that “There was a slight gasp by the very Yorkshire audience when this fact was revealed, but he was quickly forgiven!” Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe, who is a Judge of the Supreme Court, went on to deliver a very informative lecture which was very much his own personal reflections on a topic which he regards as “both very important and difficult”.
The right to respect for personal privacy and the right to freedom of expression are very important principles even in the banal context of the kiss and tell stories about “celebrities who are famous for at least 5 minutes.”
The right to respect for personal privacy and the right to freedom of expression are very important principles even in the banal context of the kiss and tell stories about “celebrities who are famous for at least 5 minutes.”
Lord Walker reminded the audience of around 100 delegates at BPP Law School of just how quickly the law on the invasion of personal privacy has developed in recent years. In his view, the court should not act as “censor of taste” and judges were more frequently being asked to achieve the correct balance between freedom of speech and the individual’s right to respect for his private life - even if their private life involved conduct such as adultery, which many people regard as deplorable.
After guiding the audience through the decisions of a number of high profile cases on the topic, he concluded, “There is less equality in our society now than 10 or 20 years ago. The super- injunction, a remedy available only to the super rich, may be seen as a small symbol of this growing inequality.”
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Notes to Editors:
Centrally located in the traditional legal and financial quarter of Park Square in Leeds, Zenith Chambers is a leading set of barristers specialising in family, crime, commercial and civil law.
Ranked in the Legal 500 as one of the top barristers' sets on the North Eastern circuit, our team of over 85 barristers work in dedicated practice groups according to specific areas of expertise. This allows us to offer a tremendous breadth and depth of experience across a wide spectrum of specialist areas.
Within five core practice groups, operate a number of key sub-groups, enabling us to adopt a highly focussed and informed approach to our delivery of expert advice and advocacy in our specialist areas, which are:
Chancery, commercial & property; Crime; Family; Housing and Personal injury
Lawyers from world’s fastest growing economy seek UK link-up
Lawyers from Turkey, the world’s fastest growing economy, will link-up with the UK legal sector at the Law Society next month.
The Law Society will host a three day event from October 26-28 at its Chancery Lane headquarters. Law firms in Turkey and UK law firms will gather to discuss opportunities for doing business in their respective countries, and how changes to the Turkish Commercial Code that bring Turkey’s commercial sector in line with global practice, can provide benefits for law firms and their clients.
Turkey was the world's fastest growing economy in the first six months of this year, driven by intensive investments from the private sector, according to data from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat).
Law Society Deputy Vice President, Nick Fluck, who will be hosting the programme, says:
“Recent change in Turkey’s commercial regulatory landscape is making inward investment in that country more accessible. With that change comes the prospect of more co-operative working between UK law firms and their Turkish counterparts. Investors too will now face fewer hurdles and an environment with which they are much more familiar.
“This event represents a meeting of mutual benefit to both the UK and Turkish legal sectors. The UK’s legal sector continues to be the jurisdiction of choice for the commercial sector and therefore the world’s investors still turn to UK lawyers, irrespective of where they look to invest, whilst the rapid growth in Turkey’s economy means there are significant opportunities for our members and their clients.
"Judging by the high numbers of Turkish firms already signed-up, more than a month before the event, it is clear there is great interest in this programme.”
As well as a series of day time discussions and speeches, there will be networking events for those attending.
To find out more about the programme and various attendance options visit http://international.lawsociety.org.uk/node/11302
Contact: Steve Rudaini, The Law Society
+44 (0)20 7316 5624