Can someone please explain how a super injunction works. Years ago when Giggs had a super injunction an MP outed him in the commons during his speech. So why are the papers so scared of being sued for outing someone who grooms boys?
So say for instance I'm a big male celeb, living the life in London, adored by millions for doing x, y, z. One parents evening, I get really close to my child's headteacher, we hit it off and start a six-month affair.
My wife is encouraged yet suspicious I'm taking 'too' much interest in my kid's school. I decide to call off seeing the headteacher, (in this scenario we mutually agree that it was a bit of fun, but she has a pregnancy scare and bills need paying. Down the line she threatens to sell a 'kiss and tell' story that would destroy my reputation).
Now in this situation I could call her bluff, or tell my version of events to my family to soften the blow. But I decide to take the legal route as an extra layer of protection. An injunction is granted after the act is committed and is there to gag the press. I'd need to argue that publication amounts to defamation and it's untrue. Celebs often cite they have a right to a private life (article 8), which works in their favour.
What makes it super is the press cannot write about a particular issue nor can they mention the order preventing you from writing about the issue. So what the tabloids tend to do quite cleverly is post cryptic stories, to keep said person in the public domain, and insinuate something is going on. We're seeing this here with Pip. A story about being associated with his male friend.
The reason why Giggs was named was because of parliamentary privilege, MPs can debate without fear of legal action. Yet the courts in England and Wales are different to Scotland and I believe one paper basically outed Giggs on the front page, all but masking his eyes.