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20.01.13
The sun, privacy and Rocknroll
Mr Justice Briggs has handed down a written judgment in Rocknroll v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2013] EWHC 24 (Ch) which serves as a helpful reminder of the issues the court will consider in deciding whether the publication of photographs should be prohibited on privacy grounds. In 2010 the Claimant Edward Rocknroll attended a private fancy…
Read more16.12.12
scrapping of recoverability of success fees and insurance premiums to be delayed for defamation and privacy cases
The Government has announced that it will delay the implementation of sections 44 and 46 of the Legal Aid, sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 in relation to defamation and privacy claims until an appropriate ‘costs protection’ regime has been introduced. sections 44 and 46 of the Act will mean that success fees under conditional fee…
Read more5.12.12
Tamiz v Google Inc: Judgment reserved in landmark appeal on liability for online publication
On 3 and 4 December 2012 the Court of Appeal heard the appeal in the case of Tamiz v Google Inc. Brett Wilson LLP acts for the Claimant/Appellant Payam Tamiz, who is appealing the High Court decision of Mr Justice Eady (Tamiz v Google Inc Google UK Ltd [2012] EWHC 449 (QB)). In March 2012, Eady J…
Read more23.09.12
Brett Wilson LLP listed in Legal 500 in three categories
Brett Wilson LLP has been listed in the 2012 edition of the Legal 500 in three separate categories: Defamation and Privacy, Fraud/White Collar Crime and Crime. The directory lists firms who have been recognised as being leaders in a particular field. The lists for Defamation and Privacy, Fraud/White Collar Crime and Crime can be found…
Read more17.09.12
Judgment in steve McClaren's failed application for privacy injunction published
The judgment in McClaren v News Group Newspapers Ltd. [2012] EWHC 2466 (QB) has sparked a considerable amount of interest amongst media commentators and lawyers and will undoubtedly be seen as a significant victory for the press. On the evening of saturday 18 August 2012 lawyers for the former England football manager steve McClaren sought an urgent injunction to prevent the Defendant News…
Read more27.05.12
Thousands of websites unprepared for new EU cookie law
Privacy regulations that cover the use of cookies and similar technology for storing and accessing information on a users computer or mobile came into force on 26 May 2011. Cookies are small files placed on a user’s computer when he/she visits a particular website. Typically they record user choices which are then referenced when the user returns to the website. Cookies…
Read more2.04.12
Judgment handed down in Tulisa Contostavlos sex tape privacy injunction
On Friday 29 March 2012 Mr Justice Tugendhat set out his reasons for continuing a non-disclosure injunction against (1) Michael Mendahun (2) anyone in possession of any film or video of the Claimant Tulisa Contostavlos engaged in a sexual act or part or stills therefrom and (3) the Claimant’s former boyfriend Justin Edwards. Unsurprisingly, there…
Read more31.03.12
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions reports no need for legislation
set up in the wake of the spate of highly publicised privacy injunctions last year, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions has published its final report. significantly, the report rejects criticisms that privacy law has beenjudge made, stating that it has evolved from the Human Rights Act 1998. The report concludes that a statute defining the right…
Read more21.02.12
Ryan Giggs consents to the lifting of the anonymity part of privacy injunction.
The original injunction granted in April 2011 prevented the publication of details of an alleged extra-marital affair and the identification of the footballer. Ryan Giggs sought the injunction after the sun newspaper ran an article about an unnamed footballer having an affair with a model. The anonymity element of the injunction has now been lifted by agreement. The…
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