How a county council has obtained an injunction against those hoisting flags on the public highway

24th June 2026 A guided tour of the High Court injunction against “persons unknown” Jun 24, 2026 * Yesterday it was reported that Oxfordshire County Council had obtained a High Court injunction against those placing St George’s flags on the public highway. This followed the earlier news of the council’s application. The council itself published a helpful and detailed post on the injunction on its own site, which is worth reading in full (excerpt below). * This blog has now obtained a copy of the Order of the High Court, and it sets out below what the Order says and what can be inferred about the case from the Order. Although the Order is a public document, and so can by obtained by anyone reading this post, this blog does not propose to publish the Order in full as it names various natural persons, and this is not the sort of legal blog to name natural persons caught up in litigation unless necessary. This blog is more concerned with the legal issues. * THE PARTIES The applicant for…