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Injunction Application
Historically, Pearson Education Limited ("Pearson") has encountered limited instances of attempts made by persons unknown to access examination papers in advance of examinations being sat. Occasionally, these attempts have been successful. Pearson's position is that this is unlawful. Pearson is prepared to issue court proceedings against those responsible for this unlawful behaviour and has done so previously.
To prevent future wrongdoing, Pearson applied to the High Court of England and Wales for an injunction which prohibits anyone in the United Kingdom from attempting to obtain, transfer, publish or sell examination papers or associated materials (for example, resource or answer booklets). The hearing of Pearson's application was held on 30 April 2026 and the injunction was subsequently granted by the High Court.
The prohibition also applies where persons unknown purport to sell examination papers but where those persons do not have the genuine examination papers that they claim to have.
The injunction is now in force until the "Review Date" hearing, which will take place in January 2028.
A breach of the injunction will constitute a contempt of court and may be punished by a fine, imprisonment, confiscation of assets or other punishment under the law.
A copy of the Order of the High Court (which sets out the terms of the injunction) can be found below.
The application documents (application notice and supporting evidence), a transcript of the hearing and/or the judgment can be requested by emailing Pearson Injunction
If you have any comments on the injunction or require further details of the Review Date hearing in due course or wish to make submissions, either in writing or at the Review Date hearing, please contact Pearson Injunction.
Any further updates concerning the Review Date Hearing will be published here in due course.