Cases

HRH The Prince of Wales v Associated Newspapers Ltd (No 3)

Comment

The limits of the public interest defence in the area of confidence, privacy and copyright is a difficult topic. The cross-analysis between the Prince's Article 8 rights and the newspaper's Article 10 rights led to the Court rejecting the public interest arguments of the newspaper. However, public interest in this sphere, given the Prince's role and his previous statements, is perhaps worthy of a more detailed analysis than is possible on a summary judgment application. In particular, the treatment of the "zone of privacy" argument (from A v B, C & D), in light of the Prince's pronouncements, receives very little attention or analysis in the judgment.

Areas of work

Copyright
Injunctive Relief
Intellectual Property
Media Law
Privacy and Confidence

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