Tag Archives: misuse of private information
When can you sue under a disguised name?
In what circumstances can a claimant in civil litigation commence proceedings under a pseudonym? We are familiar with alphabetised claimants in injunction cases who seek anonymity on grounds that the purpose of their proceedings would otherwise be defeated: if the … read more
Parliamentary committee reports on privacy
The Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions has reported. Click here for a link to the full report. The most important recommendations of the committee, which was set up last year and has taken evidence from a wide variety of … read more
Chief Executive of Ann Summers gets privacy injunction
Mr Justice Tugendhat has today handed down a short judgment explaining why he made an interlocutory order to prevent the publication of private and confidential information about Jacqueline Gold, the high-profile Chief Executive of Ann Summers. The first defendant in … read more
Cabinet minister’s 17-year-old son gets privacy injunction but not anonymity
The son of Caroline Spelman, the Environment Secretary, has obtained an injunction against the publishers of the Daily Star Sunday. The judgment is reported here. The injunction was granted to restrain publication of a story which it is alleged would … read more
Should Demi Moore’s emergency call have been kept private?
When the actress Demi Moore needed emergency medical care at her home in Los Angeles last week, her friend called 911. A partially redacted recording of the call was later released by state officials, prompting media reports around the world. … read more
Damages for unauthorised access to medical records
A judge has awarded £12,500 to a man whose pre-existing personality disorder was exacerbated after his partner accessed his medical records and challenged him about his mental illness. The woman obtained unauthorised access while employed as a nurse by Plymouth … read more
Rio’s “role model” image unravels – landslide media victory in privacy case
Summary Serial tweeter Rio Ferdinand has lost his privacy battle against the Sunday Mirror. His privacy row related to a “kiss and tell” story published in the Sunday Mirror last year. Today the High Court handed down its judgment which dismissed Mr … read more
New Injunction Guidance
We have previously reported on the controversy surrounding the number and effect of privacy injunctions (see links here and here). This controversy led in part to the formation in April 2010 of the Super-Injunction Committee, chaired by the Master of … read more
Automatic numberplate recognition: is it legal?
A report in the Guardian last week reminds readers of the strong likelihood that local police forces have tracked their movements with the use of automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR). According to the article, around 14.5 million numberplate reads (yes, 14.5 … read more
A “tenuous claim to privacy”: Hutcheson v News Group
Can you expect to keep a second family private? That was the ambitious hope of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s father-in-law, Chris Hutcheson. Mr Hutcheson got married in 1968. He and his wife had four children, all now grown up. He remains … read more
