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تمام مقدمات
Media & Entertainment Law
High Court
2008
Mosley v News Group Newspapers Ltd
[2008] EWHC 1777 (QB)
Ratio Decidendi
A person's sexual activities in private are protected by Article 8 and cannot be published without justification. There is no general public interest in knowing how celebrities conduct their private lives.
حقائق
The News of the World published a story about Max Mosley's private sexual activities, including covertly filmed footage.
فیصلے کا خلاصہ
Eady J held that Mr Mosley had a reasonable expectation of privacy. The newspaper failed to establish a public interest justification. Damages of £60,000 were awarded.
اہم اقتباسات
"Sexual activity between consenting adults is essentially a private matter."
— Eady J
بعد کا علاج
Applied
Cited in subsequent privacy cases involving sexual activity.
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