Cases

R v Westminster Mags Court & ASIC ex p Hafner & Ors

Comment

A reminder that business confidences can be protected as 'correspondence' under Article 8(1). These rights may be asserted by third parties that the request for mutual assistance does not directly relate to. In directing what disclosure should be given, a court will consider what will be necessary for the prevention of crime (within Article 8(2)) and restrain from disclosure documents not meeting that purpose.

Areas of work

Foreign Jurisdictions
Human Rights
Privacy and Confidence
Public Law

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