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10.10.23
Court grants injunction to prevent details of affair being disclosed in blackmail case
In JRV & ARC v BRG [2023] EWHC 2238 (KB) Mr Justice Ritchie granted an interim privacy injunction preventing the publication of information about an extra-marital affair. The judgment, handed down on 8 September 2023, is a concise but comprehensive judgment traversing the core principles of privacy injunctions. Facts In January 2022 the anonymised First…
Read more5.10.23
Brett Wilson LLP’s departments and lawyers recognised in 2024 edition of Legal 500
Brett Wilson LLP has again been recommended in three categories in the prestigious Legal 500 directory of leading law firms:- Reputation Management Professional Discipline Crime The firm is noted for its ‘strong track record’, ‘handling defamation, privacy and data protection matters for a varied client roster, including politicians, celebrities and corporates’ and for being ‘a “go…
Read more14.03.23
Lexis Nexis analysis: High Court awards nearly £100,000 to image-based abuse victim (FGX v Stuart Gaunt)
Written by Iain Wilson, managing partner/head of Media and Communications Law at Brett Wilson LLP. This analysis was first published on Lexis®PSL on 7 March 2023 and can be found here (£). It is reproduced with permission and thanks. Summary In FGX v Gaunt [2023] EWHC 419 (KB), the claimant obtained £60,000 in general damages…
Read more14.10.22
Behind the veil of secrecy: the move towards transparency in Family Courts
For many years, Family Court cases have been shielded by stringent rules on confidentiality. Consequently, press reports have been rare, and in instances where high profile cases have seen a degree of press intrusion, reporting has usually been limited to a broad overview of the case. Despite this, the issue of transparency in the Family…
Read more28.06.22
Privacy claim requires ‘positive act’ by the defendant to demonstrate misuse of private information
Percy Preston of Brett Wilson LLP is interviewed about the High Court’s decision in Smith and others v TalkTalk Telecom Group plc [2022] EWHC 1311 (QB) Information Law analysis: This judgment concerned several applications in a claim based on alleged mass data breaches. The claimants sought damages from the defendant in the tort of misuse…
Read more2.12.21
What can I tell my new partner about my divorce?
Can I tell my new partner that I’m getting divorced? There are no restrictions on who you can tell about the fact that you are undergoing a divorce. The registration of a divorce is also a matter of public record in England and Wales, so any member of the public, once the divorce is finalised,…
Read more10.06.21
#MeToo allegations and trigger warnings: when sensitivity can backfire
When a person chooses to make #metoo allegations on social media, there is almost always going to be some risk that they are exposing themselves to potential defamation proceedings. The easiest way to limit exposure is to avoid naming the accused person, or including information that may identify them. Many people, however, feel compelled to…
Read more2.06.20
High Court strikes out parts of HRH The Duchess of Sussex’s claim against The Mail on Sunday
In HRH The Duchess of Sussex v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2020] EWHC 1058 (Ch), the High Court struck out parts of the Duchess’ claim against Associated Newspapers Limited (‘ANL’), the publisher of The Mail on Sunday and operator of the MailOnline website. Background The Duchess’ claim is for misuse of private information, breach of the…
Read more29.05.20
Uncle ordered to pay niece £15,000 for sharing private information on Facebook
In JQL v NTP [2020] EWHC 1349 (QB), the Claimant sued the Defendant, her uncle, for publishing a post on Facebook that identified her as having received “treatment for mental health and self-harm”, that was said to be a misuse of her private information. The post was part of a thread between family members, several…
Read more21.05.20
EasyJet victim of massive cyber attack
EasyJet has reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (‘ICO’) and the National Cyber Security Centre that is has been the subject of a ‘highly sophisticated’ cyber security breach affecting close to 9 million customers. It became known to the airline in January 2020 that sensitive data, including email addresses, travel details and credit card details…
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