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 »
Tulisa’s ex admits uploading sex film
The former boyfriend of Tulisa Contostavlos, the X-Factor Judge formerly of N-Dbuz, has admitted responsibility for the online publication earlier this year of a film of he and Tulisa engaged in a sexual act. The… Read More »
Tulisa obtains injunction
Tulisa Contostavlos, formerly of N-Dbuz, has been granted an injunction until trial to restrain the publication of video footage on the internet showing her engaged in a sexal act with a former boyfriend. The footage… Read More »
Report recommends current approach to privacy law
The Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions chaired by John Whittingdale has recommended that Parliament do not enact a statutory privacy law but the media improve self-regulation. In a report published today, the Joint Committee… Read More »
Nanny and cleaner book on Jaqueline Gold restrained
Jacqueline Gold, Chief Executive of Ann Summers Ltd, succeeded in obtaining a final injunction against two former employees on 22 February to prevent them publishing a book which threatened to disclose personal and sensitive information… Read More »
Media victorious in Strasbourg
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of the media in two significant judgments delivered today. In Von Hannover v Germany (No 2) (Applications nos. 40660/08 and 60641/08),… Read More »
Landmark media win in footballer privacy trial
Nicol J in the High Court has today held that the Sunday Mirror was justified in publishing a ‘kiss and tell’ about the England footballer, Rio Ferdinand. Following a three-day trial in July in which… Read More »
Mosley refused ECHR Grand Chamber
Max Mosley’s request for referral to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has been refused. The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has refused to accept the request… Read More »
Privacy law: the tweet
As promised last month, and only a few weeks late, Mark Warby QC follows up his privacy law blog with a summary of the law of England and Wales on restraining the publication of private… Read More »
Key Rio Ferdinand privacy decision expected October
The trial of Rio Ferdinand’s privacy claim against the Sunday Mirror took place on 4 – 6 July 2011. The England and Manchester United footballer brought a claim against MGN Limited over an article published… Read More »