What is an injunction?

Ban on naming of mystery #MeToo businessman has renewed interest in the controversial court orders

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A row over a court order barring the identification of a well-known businessman accused of sexual harassment and racial abuse of staff - since revealed as Sir Philip Green, after Lord Hain invoked parliamentary privilege to flout the order - has brought the use of injunctions back into the spotlight.

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