United Kingdom harassmentmisuse of private informationdata protection

Hibbert & Anor v Hall

[2024] EWHC 2677 (KB)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice, King's Bench Division

Year2024

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Publishing and investigating a false 'crisis actor'/hoax narrative targeting identifiable victims of a terrorist atrocity can constitute the statutory tort of harassment under s.1 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, and the defence of reasonableness will fail where the conduct is oppressive and unjustified.

Area of Law

General

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