In an attempt to cover up an affair with underwear model and former reality TV contestant Imogen Thomas, Manchester United soccer star Ryan Giggs—represented by notoriously aggressive London defamation firm Schillings—took out a “superinjunction” earlier this year. Superinjunctions are a relatively new and strict form of injunction that not only prevent any publication in England and Wales from revealing details covered by the injunction, but also from revealing the very existence of the injunction itself. Any individual or entity who does so faces unlimited fines and up to two years’ imprisonment for contempt of court.
Seemingly unconcerned by these penalties, an estimated 75,000 Twitter users flouted the Giggs injunction by circulating an anonymous user’s Tweet naming the disgraced 37-year-old, who is married with two children and has reportedly spent £250,000 ($410,000) in legal fees trying to keep the indiscretion secret.
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