ABSTRACT
Injunctions may be interim or permanent, and positive or negative. Injunctions may be used to prevent a minister or administrative body from acting unlawfully. In M v Home Office (1993), the House of Lords held that injunctions could lie against ministers of the Crown, and that breach of an injunction could lead to a minister, in his official capacity as representative of the Crown, being held in contempt of court. See further Chapters 5 and 10.
