ABSTRACT
Injunctions are an equitable remedy and their use is widespread in practice in every area of law from family law to commercial law. The courts have a broad inherent jurisdiction to award injunctions in any circumstances where it is ‘just and convenient’ to do so, under s 37 of the Senior Courts Act 1981. The House of Lords in Mercedes Benz v Leiduck underlined the inherent nature of the jurisdiction of the courts to award injunctions to avoid injustice. The ability of the courts to create new forms of injunction is shown by freezing orders, search orders and super-injunctions. This chapter focuses on describing the principal forms of injunction and on the recent, newsworthy disputes about super-injunctions and privacy.
