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High Court Issues First Injunction Via Twitter, Steals Supreme Court Limelight

by | 1st, October 2009

high-court-twitterDAY one of the Supreme Court and Britain’s High Court kick starts its PR offensive by announcing its first injunction via Twitter.

Solicitors Griffin Law sought the injunction against www.twitter.com/blaneysblarney arguing it was impersonating right-wing blogger Donal Blaney, the owner of Griffin Law.

Says Dr Konstantinos Komaitis of Strathclyde University’s law faculty.

“The law tends to be quite cumbersome and slow, so to have a court deliberate on something like Twitter – so hot, so relevant – it shows quite impressive engagement.”

Who says the High Court is irrelevant? You sir, in 140 characters or fewer…

Andre Walker at Griffin Law says the anonymous Tweeter will receive a message from the High Court the next time they open their online account.

Listen out for that beep in chambers, chaps.

Spotter: Bat E Bird



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