Cases

Theakston v MGN Limited

Comment

This case was interesting because of contrast between the protection afforded to the Claimant in relation to photographs of him taken whilst in the brothel as contrasted with the details provided by the prostitutes of his time spent with them at the brothel. The photographs were taken without the Claimant's consent and the Judge regarded this as an important distinction between the photographs and the information provided by the prostitutes. The prostitutes' rights of freedom of expression were given as much weight as the Claimant's right to privacy when carrying out the balancing exercise and notwithstanding the fact that there was evidence that they had attempted to blackmail him before going to the press.

Areas of work

Data Protection
Human Rights
Media Law
Privacy and Confidence
Publishing

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