Cases

Service Corporation International plc & Anor v Channel Four Television & Anor

Facts

S operated funeral homes in the UK. H was a documentary film-maker and C4 a broadcaster. J, working undercover for H, secured employment at one of S's funeral homes and took footage of events, purportedly showing abusive and disrespectful treatment of corpses and coffins. When H notified S of its intention to broadcast such footage S initially threatened claims in libel and breach of confidence. Some time later, and shortly before the intended broadcast, S sought injunctive relief against H and C4 to restrain use of the film. It based its case on claims in copyright, confidence and trespass.

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