Freedom of the Press in UK Law

  • Goldsmith v Sperrings Ltd
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 23 Febrero 1977
    ... ... told us that this was a very important case. It concerned the freedom of the Press. That is a matter which is very dear to us. But when Mr ... ...
  • Re S (A Child) (Identification: Restrictions on Publication)
    • House of Lords
    • 28 Octubre 2004
    ... ... Press reports about the death appeared soon afterwards, namely in the "Evening ... 8 (Right to respect for private and family life), article 10 (Freedom of expression) of the European Convention on Human Rights as scheduled ... ...
  • Attorney General v Guardian Newspapers Ltd and Others (No. 2)
    • House of Lords
    • 13 Octubre 1988
    ... ... of public interest such as to countervail the public interest in freedom of expression. A communication about some aspect of government activity ... of public interest nor upon any considerations of freedom of the press, nor upon any possible defences of prior publication or just cause or ... ...
  • Campbell v MGN Ltd
    • House of Lords
    • 06 Mayo 2004
    ... ... The case involves the familiar competition between freedom of expression and respect for an individual's privacy. Both are vitally ... , reported and unreported, where individuals have complained of press intrusion. A convenient summary of these cases is to be found in Gavin ... ...
  • A v B Plc and Another
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 11 Marzo 2002
    ... ... his privacy protected by the court or whether the restriction of freedom of expression which such protection involves cannot be justified. The ... Finally we have another file which contains what was described as "Press Complaints Commission Material", which includes 17 decisions of the Press ... ...
  • Khuja (formerly known as PNM) v Times Newspapers Ltd and Others
    • Supreme Court
    • 19 Julio 2017
    ... ... The trial attracted considerable publicity in the national and local press and in the broadcast media. Public interest in it was accentuated and ... they must be balanced in a publication case against the right to freedom of expression protected by article 10. But other Convention rights may ... ...
  • British Steel Corporation v Granada Television Ltd
    • House of Lords
    • 30 Julio 1980
    ... ... appeals, made in vigorous tones to such broad principles as the freedom of the press, the right to a free flow of information, the public's right ... ...
  • Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd
    • House of Lords
    • 28 Octubre 1999
    ... ... appeal concerns the interaction between two fundamental rights: freedom of expression and protection of reputation. The context is newspaper ... occasion so far as the speaker was concerned, but publication in the press was not. In Allbutt v. General Council of Medical Education and ... ...
  • R v Howell (Errol) (pet dis)
    • House of Lords
    • 11 Febrero 1982
    ... ... It is not about freedom of speech, freedom of the press, openness of justice or documents coming ... ...
  • Ashworth Hospital Authority v MGN Ltd
    • House of Lords
    • 27 Junio 2002
    ... ... No one can or should forget the importance of the freedom of the press but it is plain as article 10 of the European Convention ... ...
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