Cases

Briscoe Mitchell v Hodder & Stoughton Ltd & Anr, Associated Newspapers Limited (non-party)

Comment

This short judgment will provide some assurance to journalists and editors that their relationship with interviewees is recognised by the courts ordinarily as involving a notion of confidentiality, and that will only be overridden with caution in circumstances where the media is made the subject of an application for non-party disclosure in civil litigation.

Areas of work

Defamation
Media Law
Pre-publication Advice
Privacy and Confidence
Publishing

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