Court Injunction Served By Twitter: Groundbreaking, Or Publicity Stunt?

Donal Blaney, a conservative British blogger and lawyer, successfully convinced the UK’s High Court to allow him to serve a court injunction against a Twitter user that he claimed was harmfully impersonating him, @blaneysblarney, via Twitter. Unlike the US, the UK allows injunctions to be emailed, but a Twittered injunction is a legal first.


A cynical question worth asking: was this a big, staged publicity stunt?
It’s impossible to tell, but here’s why it could be.