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Neutral Citation No. [2015] NIQB 103 Ref: HOR9821

Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down Delivered: 18/12/2015

(subject to editorial corrections)*

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND

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QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION

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Between

YZ

Plaintiff

and

GOOGLE INCORPORATED

and

AUT O’MATTIC A8C IRELAND LTD t/as WORDPRESS.COM

and

PERSONS OPERATING UNDER THE PSEUDONYM UNIFORM RESOURCE

LOCATOR

HTTPS://FATHERMURPHY.WORDPRESS.COM

Defendants

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HORNER J

Introduction

[1] This is an application by YZ to whom an order for anonymity was granted for

leave to serve proceedings out of the jurisdiction on the first named defendant,

Google Incorporated (“Google”), under Order 11 of the Rules of the Supreme Court

(NI) 1980.

[2] The plaintiff makes his application on three different grounds, which can

either be considered separately or cumulatively. First of all he relies on Order 11

Rule 1(1)(b), namely that as part of the relief the plaintiff seeks an injunction

ordering Google to refrain from carrying out certain acts within this jurisdiction

relating to information which is confidential to him.