Journalists have won a legal challenge to report on the arrest and subsequent jailing of English Defence League founder “Tommy Robinson” after he live streamed details about an active trial that is subject to blanket reporting restrictions.

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, used Facebook Live to broadcast details about the ongoing trial outside Leeds Crown Court on Friday last week when he was arrested and later charged with contempt of court for the second time, it was reported.

Because of the risk of his comments on the trial prejudicing a jury, the reporting of Robinson’s own case  also had a reporting restriction imposed on it under Section 4(2) of the Contempt of Court Act.