BBC v HarperCollins
CourtHigh Court of Justice
Decided4 October 2010
Citation(s)[2010] EWHC 2424 (Ch), [2011] EMLR 6
Court membership
Judge(s) sittingMorgan J

BBC v HarperCollins (2010) EWHC 2424 was a 2010 case in English law, in which the BBC applied for an injunction to prevent HarperCollins publishing a book by Ben Collins, which was to reveal his identity as the racing driver known as 'The Stig' on the BBC's Top Gear programme.[1]

Judgement

The BBC was not granted the injunction. HarperCollins thus released the book in September 2010.

See also

References

  1. โ†‘ Butterworth, Siobhain (5 August 2011). "Superinjunctions, gagging orders and injunctions: the full list | Siobhain Butterworth & Maya Wolfe-Robinson | Law". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
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