Cases

Wood v Chief Constable of West Midlands Police

Comment

This judgment is interesting because it partly relies upon well known public law cases concerning to what extent the police are permitted to disclose information about convicted persons, particularly paedophiles. However, its particular importance in regard to the police is somewhat limited because, since the publication complained of in 1999, the government has introduced a number of laws and guidelines governing under what circumstances the police may disclose such information.

Areas of work

Defamation

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