More from OPPD....

Back in November I blogged about the case of the unnamed Premiership footballer, referred to in the High Court only as JIH, but known to us as OPPD (over-paid prima donna). 
http://colinboagsblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/not-so-super-injunctions.html

  Mr Justice Tugendhat

Mr Justice Tugendhat ruled that we could be told the identity of OPPD, but we couldn't be told what he had done that made the tabloids so interested in him.  The rationale was that although OPPD had a right to his privacy, there was already so much speculation about his identity that his prospects of achieving 'the attainment of justice' would not be damaged if his name was revealed.  The judge gave OPPD 14 days to appeal against his ruling.

OPPD through his lawyers did appeal, on the grounds that the comprehensive media reporting of the hearings was such that, if his name was revealed, people would guess the nature of his allegations against him.  However, the good judge simply booted that ball out of the park, dismissing the nature of the reporting as 'lacking all detail'.  This time he gave OPPD 24 hours in which to consider appealing, and after 22 of them, he did.  That means there will be a delay of up to eight weeks before the latest appeal is heard - I have no idea who OPPD is, but he's clearly good at putting his foot on the ball and slowing the game down!

More to follow no doubt in Janaury!