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Max Mosley fails in ECHR Grand Chamber appeal

7 October 2011 | Simon Weinberg

In May 2011, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that the UK does not have to impose a press pre-notification requirement in order to comply with the right which guarantees respect for an individual’s...

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Ferdinand’s defence falls short – Rio Ferdinand v MGN Limited, High Court

6 October 2011 | Simon Weinberg

MGN Limited, the media publisher, published a story in 2010 which suggested that Rio Ferdinand, the now former captain of the England football team, was in an extra-marital relationship. Ferdinand issued...

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If you don’t like the heat, get out of the kitchen – Court of Appeal rules in favour of disclosure of private issues against ex-Gordon Ramsey employee after conducting public quarrel – Hutcheson v News Group Newspapers, Court of Appeal

30 July 2011 | Simon Weinberg

Gordon Ramsey and an ex-employee, Christopher Hutcheson, had a public fight after the famous chef had dismissed him for misconduct. Hutcheson had used company funds for private purposes, but the parties...

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Supreme Court rules that police guidelines for indefinite retention of fingerprints and DNA data is unlawful – GC and C v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, Supreme Court

7 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Supreme Court has ruled that, following a 2008 European Convention of Human Rights decision, the current guidelines of the Association of Chief Police Officers regarding data retention are unlawful...

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Parliament and social networking sites take on courts in Premier League footballer super-injunction row

24 May 2011 | Mark Weston

The story has become so common now. Celebrity takes part in questionable extra-marital practices; participant wants to sell their story to the newspapers; celebrity applies for super-injunction that prohibits...

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Mosley privacy bid sent in a spin by European Court of Human Rights – Mosley v News Group Newspapers, European Court of Human Rights

13 May 2011 | Mark Weston

Max Mosley has failed in his bid to have the law of privacy changed, which he hoped would ensure that newspapers had to warn people before reporting on their private lives. Mosley had taken his bid to...

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ECHR upholds House of Lords decision in Naomi Campbell drug case – Campbell v MGN, European Court of Human Rights

3 February 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The European Court of Human Rights has rejected MGN’s appeal against the House of Lords ruling seven years ago regarding MGN’s infringement of Naomi Campbell’s rights to privacy contrary to Article...

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Recipients of CAP subsidy maintain their privacy at the ECJ – Volker v Land Hessen, European Court of Justice

24 November 2010 | Simon Weinberg

The European Court of Justice has ruled that the publication of databases listing all recipients of agricultural subsidies through the Common Agricultural Policy breached the recipients’ human rights. The...

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RIPA law is proportionate and doesn’t breach privacy or human rights – Kennedy v UK, the European Court of Human Rights

20 May 2010 | Mark Weston

A man who claimed that the UK’s interception laws had wrongfully interfered with his privacy rights has lost his case. Malcolm Kennedy was a prominent campaigner against miscarriages of justice after...

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European Court of Human Rights says court order requiring press to disclose source of leaked documents infringes right to freedom of expression

5 January 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Five news providers have won a long court battle to avoid having to provide access to leaked documents, something which would have revealed their sources. Previously, the High Court and Court of Appeal...

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Latest news and views tagged ECHR

Max Mosley fails in ECHR Grand Chamber appeal

Ferdinand’s defence falls short – Rio Ferdinand v MGN Limited, High Court

If you don’t like the heat, get out of the kitchen – Court of Appeal rules in favour of disclosure of private issues against ex-Gordon Ramsey employee after conducting public quarrel – Hutcheson v News Group Newspapers, Court of Appeal

Supreme Court rules that police guidelines for indefinite retention of fingerprints and DNA data is unlawful – GC and C v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, Supreme Court

Parliament and social networking sites take on courts in Premier League footballer super-injunction row

Mosley privacy bid sent in a spin by European Court of Human Rights – Mosley v News Group Newspapers, European Court of Human Rights

ECHR upholds House of Lords decision in Naomi Campbell drug case – Campbell v MGN, European Court of Human Rights

Recipients of CAP subsidy maintain their privacy at the ECJ – Volker v Land Hessen, European Court of Justice

RIPA law is proportionate and doesn’t breach privacy or human rights – Kennedy v UK, the European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights says court order requiring press to disclose source of leaked documents infringes right to freedom of expression

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