In ABC v Google LLC [2019] EWHC 3020 (QB) the High Court dismissed the latest attempt by an anonymous litigant-in-person (‘ABC’) to continue his ‘right to be forgotten’ claim against Google. The claim concerned Google’s failure to block access to historic news reports concerning ABC (whomever he may be). Extraordinarily, ABC pursued his claim for nearly two years without ever identifying himself either to his opponent or to the court. Read the rest of this entry »
Case Law: ABC v Google, Claimant who refused to tell the court or his opponent who he was runs out of track – Elisabeth Mason
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Tags: Brett Wilson, Elisabeth Mason, Google
Categories : Data Protection, Internet, Open Justice
Case Law: SOJ v JAO, Injunction granted in sexually transmitted infection blackmail case – Tom Double
31 10 2019
Often it can be difficult to predict with any certainty whether a Court will grant interim injunctive relief. But that is not always the case. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Injunction, Privacy
Case Law: Ali v Channel 5, Can’t pay? Court of Appeal does not take claimants’ damages away (but neither will it increase them) – Tom Double
24 04 2019
In Ali & Anor v Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 677, the Court of Appeal considered whether countervailing privacy and the public interest/freedom of expression rights had been properly balanced, together with the appropriate award of privacy damages arising from footage of an eviction shown on Channel 5, the Defendant in this action. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Brett Wilson, Damages, Tom Double
Categories : Caselaw, Injunction, Privacy
Case Law: NPV v QEL, High Court allows service of injunction by text message in blackmail case – Alex Cochrane
25 04 2018
The High Court has made an order in the anonymised case of NPV v QEL & ZED [2018] EWHC 703 (QB) allowing for service of an injunction by text message. The case involves claims for misuse of private information and harassment in respect of an alleged blackmail attempt. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Alex Cochrane, Brett Wilson, Procedure
Categories : Caselaw, Injunction, Privacy
NT1 and NT2 v Google Inc: How to seek the delisting of search engine results following the first English decision on the “right to be forgotten” – Iain Wilson
20 04 2018
The much-anticipated decision in NT 1 & NT 2 v Google LLC [2018] EWHC 799 (QB) was handed down on 13 April 2018. The joint judgment in two separate claims against Google, is the first time the English courts have had to rule on the application of the ‘right to be forgotten’ principle following the decision in Google Spain SL, Google Inc. v Agencia Espanola de Proteccion de Datos (AEPD) and Mario Costeja Gonzalez (Case C-131/12). Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Brett Wilson, Google Spain, NT1 and NT2, Right to be Forgotten
Categories : Data Protection, EU, Privacy
The misreporting of Max Mosley’s DPA claim against the press – Iain Wilson and Tom Double
28 03 2018
It was reported last month in various newspapers that Max Mosley, the Former Formula One boss, has threatened to issue legal proceedings against The Daily Mail, The Times, The Sun and The Daily Mirror in respect of articles that he claims breach the Data Protection Act 1998 (“DPA”). Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Data Protection, Journalism
Vlogger Chrissy Chambers secures damages in revenge porn settlement – Iain Wilson
21 01 2018
In a widely-reported settlement, the American vlogger Chrissy Chambers has recovered damages from her former British boyfriend – anonymised in the High Court proceedings as “DCR”. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Brett Wilson, Brett Wilson Media Law Blog, Chrissy Chambers, Iain Wilson, revenge porn
Categories : Privacy, Social Media
Case Law: LJY v Persons Unknown: Celebrity blackmail victim obtains injunction restraining publication of allegation of serious criminality – Max Campbell
19 12 2017
In LJY v Persons Unknown [2017] EWHC 3230 (QB), Mr Justice Warby granted an interim injunction restraining unknown defendants from publishing serious allegations of criminality against a celebrity, anonymised in the proceedings as ‘LJY’. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Caselaw, Harassment, Injunction, Privacy
Butt v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Revisiting the honest opinion defence – Suneet Sharma
11 11 2017
The decision in Butt v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 2619 (QB) clarifies the application of the statutory defence of honest opinion under section 3 of the Defamation Act 2013. In doing so the case also confirms the application of the defence to statements made by Government bodies and the interdependence of the defence upon findings of meaning. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Libel
#MeToo, naming and shaming: a risky business? – Brett Wilson
2 11 2017
“#MeToo”: Five letters that have been tweeted millions of times in the past month, and demonstrate the enormous power of social media and how it can bring about change for the good. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Libel, Privacy, Social Media
