Cases

Paddick v Associated Newspapers Ltd (No.2)

December 10, 2003

Privacy - Breach of Confidence - Disclosure - Whether truth/falsity of the allegations were relevant

Polanski v Conde Nast Publications Ltd (CA)

November 11, 2003

Defamation - Libel - Civil procedure - Civil evidence - Human Rights - CPR - Video conference link

Pedder v News Group Newspapers Ltd

October 7, 2003

Defamation - Libel - Abuse of process - Human Rights -Whether an attempt to re-litigate issues already decided against Claimants in a similar action should be struck out as an abuse of the process - whether the Defendants could rely upon the Claimants being on a conditional fee agreement without ate insurance to justify striking out the claim

Powell v Boladz & others

September 19, 2003

Defamation - Libel - Delay - Striking out - Abuse of process - Human Rights - Articles 6, 8 & 10 European Convention on Human Rights

Paddick v Associated Newspapers Ltd

September 10, 2003

Privacy - Breach of Confidence - Human Rights - Part 18 Further Information - Disclosure of amount paid to source by newspaper - Damages - Public Interest Defence

Peer International Corp v Termidor Music Editora Musical de Cuba

July 30, 2003

Copyright - Musical works - Assignments - Licenses - Reversionary copyrights - Cuban law - Effectiveness of purported assignments of reversionary copyrights

Pedersen and Baadsgaard v Denmark

June 19, 2003

Human Rights - Defamation - Libel - Article 10 - Freedom of Expression - TV Documentary about wrongful conviction - Journalists fined for defaming senior police officer - whether interference necessary in a democratic society

Peck v United Kingdom

January 28, 2003

Human Rights - Privacy - Article 8 - respect for private life - interference - in accordance with the law - legitimate aim - necessary in a democratic society - Article 13 - right to an effective remedy- Article 41 - damages, costs and expenses