Breach of Confidence and Misuse of Private Information: How Do the Two Actions Work Together?

10 Pages Posted: 15 Mar 2012 Last revised: 5 Apr 2015

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N. A. Moreham

Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law

Date Written: March 15, 2012

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between traditional breach of confidence principles and the 'new methodology' in modern English privacy cases, looking particularly at three Court of Appeal decisions, McKennitt v Ash, Associated Newspapers Ltd v HRH Prince of Wales and Lord Browne of Madingley v Associated Newspapers Ltd.

Keywords: privacy, media law, tort, breach of confidence

Suggested Citation

Moreham, N. A., Breach of Confidence and Misuse of Private Information: How Do the Two Actions Work Together? (March 15, 2012). Media and Arts Law Review, p. 265, 2010, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 19/2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2024756

N. A. Moreham (Contact Author)

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