The Fifth Section of the European Court of Human Rights forcefully reiterated the importance of freedom of expression in the political sphere in the case of Axel Springer AG v Germany (No.2) ([2014] ECHR 745)(French only). The Court held that the German courts had erred in finding that an article commenting on the circumstances in which the former Federal Chancellor of Germany had put an end to his term in office had overstepped the limits of journalistic freedom. Continue reading
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In the case of Courdec and Hachette Filipacchi v France the privacy rights of another member of Monaco’s ruling family were outweighed by the interests of the press: French court order found to have breached Paris-Match’s Article 10 by Strasbourg. Continue reading
On 16 April 2014, Mr Justice Dingemans in the Queen’s Bench Division handed down judgment in Wellers & Ors v Associated Newspapers Limited [2014] EWHC 1163 (QB), awarding Paul Weller’s three children a total of £10,000 damages for misuse of private information. Continue reading
The tribunal de Nanterre ordered yesterday that Closer pay the French actress Julie Gayet €15,000 in damages for breach of privacy. The full judgment is available here in French. Continue reading
Much has been written on the mental gymnastics required by the Defamation (Operators of Websites) Regulations 2013 (“the Regulations”) issued under section 5 of the Defamation Act 2013 (“the Act”). The policy background to the legislation was stated in the following terms in the Explanatory Memorandum for the Regulations: Continue reading
“It is no longer a rumour, just the truth. For the past six months, François Hollande has been meeting the actress, Julie Gayet, in her second home, nestled in a street adjacent to the Elysée.” So began the seven-page exclusive published by the notorious French tabloid Closer last Friday (10 January 2014). Continue reading
The case of Von Hannover v Germany (No. 3) is the third time, since 2004, that Princess Caroline von Hannover has complained to the European Court of Human Rights (“the Court”) of failures by the German courts to prevent the publication of photographs which she claims depict her engaged in private activities. Continue reading
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