Legal Articles PRIOR RESTRAINT ON MEDIA June 17, 2011 by Akshay Goel | Leave a Comment What is ‘Prior Restraint?’ The taking of legal action before an anticipated wrongdoing. Remedies to prevent a threatened illegality from taking place include the use of injunction or prohibition and declaration. In English law, an injunction may take the form of either a negative or positive requirement, depending on how best to deal with the […] Read more » PRIOR RESTRAINT ON MEDIA