Cases

Douglas v Hello! Ltd

Facts

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, the first and second Claimants, entered into an agreement with OK! magazine, the third Claimants, by which OK! were given exclusive rights to publish photographs of the Douglas-Zeta-Jones wedding. At the wedding and reception photography was prohibited; employees signed agreements not to take photographs and guests were searched for cameras. Shortly after the wedding the Claimants became aware that Hello! magazine, the Defendant, was planning to publish surreptitiously taken photographs of the wedding. It was not known who had taken the photographs. The Claimants applied without notice for an interim injunction restraining the Defendants from publishing, on the ground of breach of confidence. Buckley J granted the injunction and it was continued by Hunt J at a hearing on notice. The Defendant appealed.

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