Max Clifford privacy strike out application refused
The application by the publicist Max Clifford to strike out the claim for misuse of private information brought against him by Paul Burrell, Princess Diana’s butler, has failed. The claim came to light as a… Read More »
Service of injunction via Instagram
In DDF v YYZ, an injunction was obtained against an unknown defendant both to prevent harassment via the photo-sharing service Instagram, and to restrain the threatened disclosure of private information. The Claimant also obtained an order… Read More »
Judgment in MGN phone-hacking case
Mr Justice Mann handed down his judgment in the case of Gulati v MGN Ltd this morning, following a 4-week trial to assess damages in March 2015. The claims in misuse of private information related to… Read More »
Supreme Court lifts OPO injunction
The Supreme Court this morning handed down judgment in OPO v MLA, finding unanimously that the Claimant had no cause of action under the Wilkinson v Downton tort. The anonymity restrictions on the author and… Read More »
Footballer refused privacy injunction
The Claimant (YXB) was a Premiership footballer. He had a sexual encounter with the Defendant (TNO), and they then exchanged sexually charged messages. He sent her sexually explicit photographs and video clips of his body…. Read More »
Under 18s reporting restriction changes
Among a series of provisions of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 which will come into force on April 13 2015 are provisions amending the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (CYPA 1933) and the… Read More »
‘Revenge porn’ offence commencement
A series of measures in the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 will come into force on 13 April 2015. Of particular interest to media lawyers will be: – The coming into force of the… Read More »
Privacy injunction statistics published
The Ministry of Justice has released its quarterly civil justice statistics report, which amongst other matters records the number of privacy injunctions applied for, awarded or continued over the period. The bulletin records that one… Read More »
Supreme Court: police retention of data lawful
The Supreme Court has allowed the appeals of two individuals who claimed that the police retention of electronic data about them on a searchable database breached their rights under Article 8 of the European Convention on… Read More »
‘Revenge Porn’ becomes a specific criminal offence
On 12 February 2015 the Criminal Justice and Courts Act received Royal Assent. The new Act makes covers a number of areas of the law, but of particular interest to media lawyers will be the… Read More »
OPO v MLA to begin in Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear the appeal in OPO v MLA on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th January 2015. The panel consists of Lord Neuberger, Lady Hale, Lord Clarke, Lord Wilson and Lord Toulson. In its… Read More »
Couderc v France referred to Grand Chamber
The European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber Panel has decided to refer the case of Couderc and Hachette Filipacchi Associés v France to the Grand Chamber. The Government of France requested the referral, after… Read More »
Privacy Cases Double Over Four Years
According to figures released by Thomson Reuters, the number of reported cases per year in which a privacy argument was used has doubled since 2009-10. The new statistics show that there were 56 reported cases… Read More »
AVB granted privacy injunction
Following a contested trial, judgment has been given by Tugendhat J in AVB v TDD. AVB is a retired male solicitor and TDD a female prostitute. The dispute arose from the disclosure of AVB’s private… Read More »
Senior Property Executive Settles Privacy Claim
Matthew Pullen, a senior real estate commercial executive, has settled his claim for breach of privacy against the PR firm, FTI Consulting LLP and Anthony Danaher, the Chairman of Strategic Communications of that firm. Mr… Read More »
Paul Weller succeeds in High Court privacy claim
On 16 April 2014 the High Court ruled that the publication of photographs of three of Paul Weller’s children on the MailOnline website amounted to a misuse of their private information. Represented by 5RB’s David… Read More »
High Court hears Weller privacy trial
On 24-27 March 2014 the High Court heard the trial of a claim brought by three of Paul Weller’s children against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) in respect of the publication of seven photographs on ANL’s… Read More »
MOJ releases latest statistics on privacy injunctions
The Ministry of Justice has released the latest set of statistics on the number of privacy injunctions dealt with at the High Court or Court of Appeal at the Royal Courts of Justice, relating to… Read More »
Paul Gascoigne settles privacy claim
The privacy claim brought by Paul Gascoigne against the Daily Express and the Daily Star has settled in Mr Gascoigne’s favour. The newspapers have agreed to pay him damages. By February 2013 Mr Gascoigne was… Read More »
Media law cases before the ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber Panel has decided to refer the case of Delfi v Estonia to the Grand Chamber. The applicant appeals against the court’s decision that Estonia was not in breach of… Read More »