Cases

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

Held

Acceding to the applicaton,

(1) Article 8 was engaged. Public authorities that obtained documents by compulsion engaged the right to respect for private life and correspondence in respect of obtaining, storage and subsequent use of that material.

(2) When considering evidence, a court nominated under s.15 had to have regard to the rights conferred by Art.8(1) of the Convention.

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