David Walliams named as celebrity who lost injunction bid

A celebrity who lost his bid for an injunction to prevent the publication of allegations against him has been named as David Walliams.

The High Court judge previously ruled that he could yet be named, subject to any appeal. But he missed a deadline on Monday to take the case to the Court of Appeal.

Walliams brought legal action against Guardian News and Media (GNM), publisher of The Guardian, and Independent Television News (ITN), which produces news programmes for ITV and other channels.

Walliams, who denies allegations against him, sought an injunction to prevent this broadcast and publication because of a risk that he would take his own life, after two previous suicide attempts.

In a judgment last Tuesday, Mr Justice Nicklin said in a summary of his ruling: "The claimant's claim for an injunction was dismissed.

"The court did not determine whether the allegations, or any of them, were true, and the dismissal of the claim does not amount to approval of any publication the defendants may decide to make."

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