Campbell v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd

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Campbell v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd is a landmark 2004 House of Lords decision in English law that developed the modern tort of misuse of private information and clarified the balance between privacy rights and freedom of expression.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English tort law case ⓘ
House of Lords decision ⓘ
UK privacy law case ⓘ
human rights law case ⓘ
misuse of private information case ⓘ
areaOfLaw human rights law ⓘ
media law ⓘ
privacy law ⓘ
tort law ⓘ
citation [2004] 2 AC 457 ⓘ
[2004] 2 All ER 995 ⓘ
[2004] 2 WLR 1232 ⓘ
[2004] UKHL 22 ⓘ
claimant Naomi Campbell ⓘ
conventionRightInvolved Article 10 European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ
Article 8 European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
court House of Lords ⓘ
defendant Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd ⓘ
developed modern tort of misuse of private information in English law ⓘ
fullCaseName Naomi Campbell v MGN Limited ⓘ
held Naomi Campbell’s Article 8 rights outweighed the newspaper’s Article 10 rights on the specific facts ⓘ
publication of certain details of Naomi Campbell’s drug treatment was a misuse of private information ⓘ
influenced Mosley v News Group Newspapers Ltd ⓘ
Murray v Express Newspapers plc ⓘ
PJS v News Group Newspapers Ltd ⓘ
subsequent UK privacy law jurisprudence ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
legalIssue breach of confidence ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
misuse of private information ⓘ
right to respect for private life ⓘ
legalTest two-stage test: reasonable expectation of privacy and balancing of competing rights ⓘ
lowerCourt Court of Appeal of England and Wales ⓘ
originatingCourt High Court of Justice ⓘ
outcomeForClaimant Naomi Campbell succeeded in the House of Lords ⓘ
panel Appellate Committee of the House of Lords ⓘ
ratioDecidendi a person may have a reasonable expectation of privacy in medical and treatment information ⓘ
courts must balance competing rights to privacy and freedom of expression ⓘ
misuse of private information is a distinct cause of action derived from breach of confidence ⓘ
significance clarified balancing exercise between Articles 8 and 10 ECHR ⓘ
clarified test for reasonable expectation of privacy ⓘ
landmark case on privacy and media intrusion ⓘ
statutoryContext Human Rights Act 1998 ⓘ
subjectMatter publication of detailed information about Naomi Campbell’s drug addiction treatment ⓘ
publication of photographs of Naomi Campbell leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting ⓘ
yearDecided 2004 ⓘ

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Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead → notableWork → Campbell v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd ⓘ
Campbell v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd → fullCaseName → Naomi Campbell v MGN Limited ⓘ
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