It is widely reported (in the Guardian, the Australian, the Nine Fairfax Press, the ABC etc) that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has commenced proceedings in the High Court for misuse of private information.  She has, as is often the case involving the use of private communications which find their way into the media’s hands, also alleged a breach of copyright.  Additionally a breach of the General Data Protection Regulation is another cause of action.

The basis for the claim is a private letter from Meghan to her estranged father. Parts of that letter was extracted in an article in February 2019.

The United Kingdom courts have been industrious in developing the equitable cause of action of misuse of private information in the context of considering the operation of Articles 8 and 10 of the Human Rights Act.  The development has proceeded to Read the rest of this entry »

Recently Justice Warby in TRK & BVP v ICM 2016] EWHC 2810  granted an injunction Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday in Pippa Middleton & anor v Person Unknown or Persons Unknown [2016] EWHC 2354 (QB)  Mrs Justice Whippie continued an injunction made on 24 September 2016 prohibiting the publication of photographs hacked from Pippa Middleton’s iCloud account.  The media reports that Read the rest of this entry »

On Saturday 10 October 2015 in J.P.H v X.Y.Z [2015] EWHC 2871 the High Court, Queens Bench Division, per Justice Popplewell granted a non disclosure order restraining the publication of images and information in a revenge porn case.

Facts

JPH is described as a successful professional actor who Read the rest of this entry »

The UK High Court in AMC & KLJ v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2015] EWHC 2361, per Laing J, granted an injunction in relation to a proposed story about an infidelity of a UK former sportsman.

FACTS

On the evening of Friday 31 July 2015 the solicitor Read the rest of this entry »

After a surge in their use, followed by some criticism, the use of injunctions in the privacy/misuse of private information proceedings in the United Kingdom has been quite restrained in the last few years.  That such an order is available to the court is demonstrated in the recent decision of AMM v News Group Newspapers [2014] EWHC 4063 (QB) where the Court, per Stewart J, granted an injunction restraining News Group Newspaper from publishing private information.

FACTS

The Defendant is the publisher of the Sun on Sunday. The application for an injunction sought Read the rest of this entry »