Sir Fred Goodwin's injunction has been partially lifted by the high court.

<p>The high court has partially lifted a gagging order brought by Sir Fred Goodwin, the former chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, just hours after details of his alleged extra-marital affair were made public in the House of Lords.<br /><br />Mr Justice Tugendhat varied the injunction to allow publication of Goodwin's name, but not details of the alleged relationship and the name of the woman said to be involved.<br /><br />Goodwin, who obtained the wide-ranging injunction in March, did not oppose the high court's decision.<br /><br />The injunction – which even prevented Goodwin from being identified as a banker – was raised by Lord Stoneham, a Liberal Democrat peer, earlier on Thursday during a debate in the upper house. Stoneham's comments are protected by parliamentary privilege.<br /><br />Stoneham, speaking on behalf of fellow Liberal Democrat peer Lord Oakeshott, said during the debate: "Would [the speaker] accept that every taxpayer has a direct public interest in the events leading up to the collapse of the Royal Bank of Scotland?<br /><br />"So how can it be right for a injunction to hide the alleged relationship between Sir Fred Goodwin and a senior colleague? If true it would be a serious breach of corporate governance and not even the Financial Services Authority would know about it."</p><p> </p>

Sir Fred Goodwin's injunction has been partially lifted by the high court.

The high court has partially lifted a gagging order brought by Sir Fred Goodwin, the former chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, j...

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