A Law Society debate will this month consider how superinjunctions can survive in an era of social media.

The free discussion, entitled Privacy, Free Press and the Public Interest, will look at how anonymity orders can be enforced when information is so readily available through sites such as ­Twitter.

The event is the second in a series of cutting-edge debates examining key law reform issues, for which the Gazette is media partner.

Topics up for discussion include the principles of free speech, the role of the press and how parliament can self-regulate any apparent abuses of its privilege.

Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson will chair the debate, with participants including Schillings partner Gideon Benaim, leading privacy counsel Hugh Tomlinson QC (pictured) and Jo Glanville, editor of the Index on Censorship.

The event will take place at 6pm on 20 September at the Law Society. Go to the Law Society site for more information.