Davenport Lyons has successfully represented publishing company HarperCollins in its battle with the BBC over the publication of the autobiography of Top Gear's The Stig.

The case was bought by the BBC this week in an attempt to obtain a temporary injunction preventing the autobiography's publication, after the broadcaster argued that publication of the book would breach confidentiality agreements.

In the High Court yesterday (1 September), Mr Justice Morgan ruled that he would not grant the BBC an injunction.

The autobiography written by racing driver and movie stuntman Ben Collins, The Man in the White Suit, will be published by HarperCollins later this month as planned.

Intellectual property (IP) partner Robin Shaw led the Davenport Lyons team alongside assistant solicitor Zoe Norden, while the BBC was represented by its in-house lawyers.

The Stig, whose identity is a long-running secret of the BBC show, test drives high-speed cars on the Top Gear track and and trains celebrity guests.

Shaw said: "It is important that the media continue to resist inappropriate confidentiality injunctions being sought against them as otherwise it encourages claimants who may be undeserving to continue to try and use their financial muscle to suppress inconvenient information."