Injunctions against persons unknown continue to present
challenges for the Court.
On 2 July 2020, with pubs set to reopen for "Super
Saturday", Hackney Council was concerned about various forms
of anti-social behaviour taking place in London Fields.
It sought an emergency interim injunction seeking to prevent
such activity and succeeded. The High Court granted a short-term
injunction preventing all members of the public from drinking
alcohol in London Fields until 9 July 2020. The Court had
reservations about the unusually wide-reaching order but cited the
extraordinary circumstances and granted an order which was short in
duration.
At the hearing on 9 July 2020, Hackney Council applied for the
injunction to be extended for a year. The High Court's notable
concerns were as follows:
