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This podcast will provide an overview of the key issues in privacy law, drawing on an analysis of the relevant decisions of the UK and European courts. It will provide intermediate and advanced guidance and training for the increasing number of practitioners who have to deal with privacy issues. The podcast also considers the impact of areas such as Data Protection on privacy cases.
Currency Warning: see below for details
In this podcast Matthew Nicklin speaks to Adrienne Page QC and Mark Warby QC to provide an overview of the key issues and case law in the area of privacy. Looking to the development of common law concepts of privacy, the application of the Human Rights and recent case law developments, they provide a thoughtful and thorough analysis of the key issues facing the courts on the topical and important area. They also consider a number of important practical and procedural elements related to any action based on the principles of privacy and the application of the Data Protection Act and principles of breach of confidence to privacy related claims.
Cases considered include Douglas v Hello! and litigation involving Princess Caroline of Monaco, Naomi Campbell, JK Rowling and other celebrity figures who have found themselves at the centre of legal rows with substantial wider interest and impact. Finally the podcast considers the likelihood of the introduction of privacy legislation.
Currency Warning: Murray v Express Newpapers was reversed in the Court of Appeal. The decision is reported at [2008] EWCA Civ 446; [2008] 3 W.L.R. 1360.
Material in this CPDcast is correct as of 1/1/2008
This course has now been removed from the site. It is no longer suitable for CPD purposes as it contains information that is out of date or incorrect. For a list of our latest CPDcasts, please visit the library.