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[–] 7112@lemmy.world 89 points 4 days ago (3 children)

This is the part that got me:

It prohibits Ms Berki from telling anyone what she says happened to her – not journalists, not friends, not family, and not even the police. The court also orderd Ms Berki to pay £50,000 in legal costs within two weeks (which she couldn’t afford) and authorised her bankruptcy.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 41 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Fuck you government, I'll say what I want. I wouldn't be able to stop myself from talking to a journalist the next day

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'd bring the malicious compliance in force.

"Hi Mr. Journalist. You should take a look at this injunction the court laid on me. I'm an unable to speak to you about this, but you can read it yourself. I'd be glad to come on TV and talk about how I can't talk about this."

[–] Tweak@feddit.uk 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The thing is the injunction also prevents anyone who knows about it from publicising it. Even taxpolicy.org.uk here are on very shaky ground, and they explicitly didn't publish parts of the order.

[–] Tomato666@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Her MO can discuss it in Parliament without any repercussions.

[–] Tweak@feddit.uk 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes but she can't discuss it with her MP.

[–] Tomato666@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I read something on the BBC site last night about this and Jemima Goldsmith.

I thought it said JG had obtained the injunction and not RB.

[–] Tweak@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

That sounds like a different injunction?

This injunction was by Russell Brand and against his accuser, Sylvie Berki, who couldn't afford a lawyer and represented herself against him, and the judge basically steamrolled her and bankrupted her. The injunction explicitly spelled out who she can discuss it with and the list is very short.

It does seem like this specific judge had a problem with litigants-in-person, and he was acting against specific guidance on how to treat them. Regardless, his injunction against her still stands.

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Quiet word with the local MP so they can ask about it as PMQs

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Bold of you to assume the local MP wasn’t a friend/fan of Russell too

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago

So a reform MP then? They probably all shower WhatsApp group.

[–] Tweak@feddit.uk 11 points 3 days ago

Don't forget the bit where it explicitly names the only doctors she's allowed to speak to about this, who don't work at her GP surgery anymore. So she can't speak to a doctor about any of this except in an emergency.

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I haven't seen Obsession, so I don't know the plot, but...

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

I think it's more of a V for Vendetta sort of situation.