An injunction is a court order requiring a party to do or stop doing a certain act. It is an emergency remedy and before making an injunction, the court must be satisfied that there is a serious issue to be tried and that damages would not be an adequate remedy. The interim injunction lasts until after final judgment has been given at a hearing.
Injunctive proceedings, by their very nature, are cases which require lawyers to work round the clock. It is important to strike at the right time and to seek remedies that the court has power to grant. The cases in which injunctions may be necessary are diverse but often they will relate to preserving or preventing the loss of assets, protecting against personal harm, loss or damage to reputation and safeguarding business or personal interests.
It is crucial for clients to know whether injunctions are a suitable remedy and whether it is tactically the right move in a particular case. Kingsley Napley has a team of expert dispute resolution lawyers with lots of experience in this field so clients can take comfort that if they need an emergency remedy then they are in safe hands.
Our specialist dispute resolution solicitors typically apply for and obtain for injunctions for clients in following situations:
- Restraining sale of land or property
- Restraining winding up petitions
- Freezing Orders e.g. freezing bank accounts or assets
- Restraint of trade
- Restrictive covenants
- Nuisance and trespass
- Harassment
- Defamation and Protection against Press Abuse
- Specific Performance
- Search orders
- Preventing copyright infringement
- Preventing breach of contract or confidence
If you require further information, or you would like to speak to our dispute resolution lawyers, please contact Gerard Cukier or Sophia Purkis
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